Ebook: The Art of War: Sun Zi's Military Methods
Author: Mair Victor H., Mair Victor
- Tags: Sun Wu / Bingfa, Military art and science, War, Early works, Military art and science -- Early works to 1800, War -- Early works to 1800
- Series: Translations from the Asian classics
- Year: 2007
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- City: New York
- Language: English
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This edition breaks new ground in resolving the textual and contextual problems of the text, along with complex issues of authorship. Victor H. Mair asserts that Sun Wu, a supposed strategist of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.) to whom The Art of War is traditionally attributed, never existed. Instead, Mair claims the text coalesced over a period of years, from the middle of the fourth century to the first quarter of the third century B.C. Mair also reveals how The Art of War reflects historical developments in technological and military strategy in civilizations throughout Eurasia. He demonstrates the close link between philosophy in The Art of War and Taoism and discusses the reception of the text from the classical period to today.
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