The Dao of the Military: Liu An's Art of War

Book Overview

Master Sun's The Art of War is by no means the only ancient Chinese treatise on military affairs. One chapter in the Huainanzi, an important compendium of philosophy and political theory written in the second century BCE, synthesizes the entire corpus of military literature inherited from the Chinese classical era. Drawing on all major, existing military writings, as well as other lost sources, it assesses tactics and strategy, logistics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231153333
• ISBN13: 9780231153331
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher