{"product_id":"mo-tzu-basic-writings-9780231086080","title":"Mo Tzu: Basic Writings","description":"The thoughts and writings of this important fifth century B.C. political and social thinker -- and formidable rival of the Confucianists -- are presented here in English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include \u003ci\u003eThe Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by Columbia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWm. Theodore de Bary\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2017) was John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and provost emeritus of Columbia University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMessage of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Learning for One's Self\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSources of Japanese Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSources of Korean Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Columbia University Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460062482706,"sku":"9780231086080","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_857dc3b5-d7c7-4eb7-8fbf-7725712cf56c.jpg?v=1730024780","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mo-tzu-basic-writings-9780231086080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}