The Art of War

Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu or Sunzi, was an ancient Chinese military strategist believed to be the author of the acclaimed military text, The Art of War. Details about Sun Tzu s background and life are uncertain, although he is believed to have lived c. 544-496 BCE. Through The Art of War, Sun Tzu s theories and strategies have influenced military leaders and campaigns throughout time, including the samurai of ancient and early-modern Japan, and more recently Ho Chi Minh of the Viet Cong and American generals Norman Swarzkopf, Jr. and Colin Powell during the Persian Gulf War in the 1990s.Victor Mair is a graduate of Dartmouth College, the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and Harvard University. He is professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania and is the founder and editor of Sino-Platonic Papers, an academic journal that examines diverse aspects of Chinese language, script, and culture, paying particular attention to historical relationships with other societies in Eurasia. For the past two decades, he has led a major international investigation of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age peoples of Eastern Central Asia, a project that has resulted in numerous publications and several films. His Columbia books include The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature and The Columbia History of Chinese Literature.

出版者:Columbia University Press

作者:Sun Zi

页数:256

译者:Victor H. Mair

出版时间:2009-3-6

价格:USD 14.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780231133838

图书标签:中國歷史道教军事mair

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Compiled during the Warring States period of 475-221 B.C.E., The Art of War has had an enormous impact on the development of Chinese military strategy over the past two thousand years and occupies an important place in East Asian intellectual history. It is the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations, and while numerous editions of the work exist, Victor Mair's translation is the first to remain true to the original structure and essential style of the text. Mair's fidelity to the original, along with his insightful commentary and reliance on archaeologically recovered manuscripts, breaks new ground in solving The Art of War's difficult textual and contextual problems. He confronts complex questions concerning the authorship of the work, asserting that Sun Wu, a supposed strategist of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 B.C.E.) to whom the text is traditionally attributed, never existed. Instead, Mair claims that The Art of War coalesced over a period of around seventy-five years, from the middle of the fourth century to the first quarter of the third century B.C.E. Mair also reveals the way The Art of War reflects historical developments in technological and military strategy in civilizations throughout Eurasia, especially in regards to iron metallurgy. He demonstrates the close link between the philosophy in The Art of War and Taoism and discusses the reception of the text from the classical period to today. Finally, Mair highlights previously unaddressed stylistic and statistical aspects and includes philological annotations that present new ways of approaching the intellectual and social background of the work. A phenomenal achievement, Mair's comprehensive translation is an indispensable resource for today's students, strategists, and scholars.

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与外国人交流发现是近年来在国外比较火的书，也可作为推荐给外国人了解中国思维，破除中国威胁论的恐惧的一本书。 其中introduction部分就将《孙子兵法》与道教做比较，'《道德经》is a manual for the wuwei-minded ruler,《孙子兵法》is a handbook for the wuwei-minded general.' 'War is only the last resort and must be short and decisive, with the least possible loss of life and waste of resources.'

与外国人交流发现是近年来在国外比较火的书，也可作为推荐给外国人了解中国思维，破除中国威胁论的恐惧的一本书。 其中introduction部分就将《孙子兵法》与道教做比较，'《道德经》is a manual for the wuwei-minded ruler,《孙子兵法》is a handbook for the wuwei-minded general.' 'War is only the last resort and must be short and decisive, with the least possible loss of life and waste of resources.'

与外国人交流发现是近年来在国外比较火的书，也可作为推荐给外国人了解中国思维，破除中国威胁论的恐惧的一本书。 其中introduction部分就将《孙子兵法》与道教做比较，'《道德经》is a manual for the wuwei-minded ruler,《孙子兵法》is a handbook for the wuwei-minded general.' 'War is only the last resort and must be short and decisive, with the least possible loss of life and waste of resources.'

与外国人交流发现是近年来在国外比较火的书，也可作为推荐给外国人了解中国思维，破除中国威胁论的恐惧的一本书。 其中introduction部分就将《孙子兵法》与道教做比较，'《道德经》is a manual for the wuwei-minded ruler,《孙子兵法》is a handbook for the wuwei-minded general.' 'War is only the last resort and must be short and decisive, with the least possible loss of life and waste of resources.'