The Art Of War

Author: Sun Tzu; James Trapp (translator)

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  • : 9781907446788
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  • : 01 April 2011
  • : 265mm X 195mm
  • : United Kingdom
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Barcode 9781907446788
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Description

Written in the 6th C BC, The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it, and even beyond the world of war, business and management gurus have also applied Sun Tzu's ideas to office politics and corporate strategy

Author description

James Trapp is the author of Chinese Characters: The Art and Meaning of Hanzi. A Chinese language graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, he teaches Mandarin, is an Education Officer on the China Collection at the British Museum and worked for many years in Hong Kong as a dealer in Chinese art.