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An edition of The Art of War (1900)

The Art of War (Pocket Edition) (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

by

  • 4.1 (165 ratings)
  • 5,300 Want to read
  • 401 Currently reading
  • 246 Have read
  • 1 Stopped reading

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and Autumn Period. The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu

Publish Date
Publisher
Shambhala
Language
English
Pages
114

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Subjects

Open Library Staff Picks Early works to 1800 Military art and science great_books_of_the_western_world Business Self-Improvement Philosophy open_syllabus_project Fiction Nonfiction Politics Military Classic Literature History Military art and science, early works to 1800 Strategy Management Military art and science, history Leadership War Success in business Industrial management Marketing Ciencia militar Sales promotion Obras anteriores a 1800 Éxito en los negocios Aptitudes de mando Sales management Executive ability Tangut language Art et science militaire Parent and teenager Criticism and interpretation Competition Parenting Administración Long Now Manual for Civilization Exito en los negocios Warfare & Defence Military Science Eastern Eastern - General BG-HISTORY - BG-WAR/MILITARY TRANSPORT History / Military / Strategy Military - General Business strategy Business/Economics Business & Economics Business / Economics / Finance Reference - General Management - General Defence strategy, planning & research Negotiating Military History - Ancient History - Military / War Business & Economics / Negotiating Other prose: classical, early & medieval POLITICS & GOVERNMENT Social history Literature: Classics China Literary Classics Marketing - General Sales & Selling - Management History / Military / General Persuasion Sales Salesmanship Selling Business & Economics / Sales & Selling Sunzi, active 6th century b.c. Strategic planning Tactics Chinese language Readers War, history Guerre Ouvrages avant 1800 Art et science militaires Guerra Estrategia Other TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Krigskonst Verk före 1800 Gestion d'entreprise Succès dans les affaires Management Science Organizational Behavior Literary collections Military art and science--early works to 1800 U101 .s95 1994 355.02 Chinese history Ancient & medieval military history Strategy & weapons of war Asian philosophy Military and warfare Philosophy and ethics Comics & graphic novels, nonfiction, general Philosophy, asian Political science, history World history Political science Philosophy, chinese Military art and science -- Early works to 1800 War -- Early works to 1800 War and society Comic books, strips Illustration of books Stratégie HISTORY -- Asia -- China HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB General Theory of warfare & military science Illustrations Sunzi bing fa (Sunzi) Art militaire Reference Self-help techniques U101 .s95 1983 Ciência militar Taoísmo Pictorial works Military History War (Philosophy) New York Times reviewed Competition (Psychology) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management PHILOSOPHY / Eastern POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory Conflict management Peace Religious aspects Religious aspects of Conflict management Religious aspects of Peace Asia - General Spirituality - General Religion Spiritual warfare Philosophy, taoist Sun Tzu Chinese military history military strategy martial arts warrior military classic Oriental martial arts Sunzi, Sports & Recreation Sunzi bing fa Sports Martial Arts & Self-Defense History / Military History Sun tzu ping fa Sun-tzu 6th cent. B.C. Sun-tzu, Technology Training 6th cent. B.C Chinese Manuscriptions Antiquities Chinese Manuscripts

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Sunzi (6th cent. B.C) Bin Sun (4th cent. B.C) Sunzi (active 6th century B.C) Sun Zi Sun Tzu

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Obras anteriores a 1800 20th century Early works to 1880 Ouvrages avant 1800 Ancient China

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A arte da guerra
2002, Martins Fontes
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Cover of: The Art of War (Pocket Edition) (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
The Art of War (Pocket Edition) (Shambhala Pocket Classics)
May 7, 1991, Shambhala
Paperback in English
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The Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World
1963
in English

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Book Details

First Sentence

"Military action is important to the nation-it is the ground of death and life, the path of survival and destruction, so it is imperative to examine it."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
114
Dimensions
4.5 x 3 x 0.4 inches
Weight
2.2 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8113166M
ISBN 10
0877735379
ISBN 13
9780877739654
LibraryThing
70021
Goodreads
1223690

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL244537W

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Excerpts

1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.
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