{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-translated-and-introduced-by-peter-harris-9781101908006","title":"The Art of War: Translated and Introduced by Peter Harris","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ancient Chinese military classic that is widely admired today by both military and business strategists--in a new translation, with new notes and commentary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than two thousand years, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e has provided leaders with essential tactical and management advice. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone in the West for achieving success, whether on the battlefield or in business. This Everyman's Library edition features a brilliant new translation by Peter Harris. Alongside the pithy and powerful ancient text, Harris includes: \u003cbr\u003e --Extracts from the canon of traditional Chinese commentators who have explained Sun Tzu's wisdom over the centuries \u003cbr\u003e --Notes\u003cbr\u003e --A bibliography\u003cbr\u003e --A chronology of Chinese dynasties\u003cbr\u003e --A map\u003cbr\u003e --An illuminating introduction on the warrior-philosopher Sun Tzu and the role of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e in history and today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUN TZU was a Chinese general, military strategist, and philosopher who lived in China in the 6th century BC. Sun Tzu is traditionally credited as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/i\u003e, a widely influential work of military strategy that has affected both Western and Eastern philosophy. Sun Tzu is revered in China as a legendary historical figure. His birth name was Sun Wu; the name Sun Tzu by which he is best known is an honorific that means \"Master Sun.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePETER HARRIS graduated from Oxford in classical Chinese and has a Ph.D. in Asian history from Monash. He lived and worked for many years in different parts of Asia including China, where he was representative of the Ford Foundation and a visiting professor at Nanjing University. He is now a Senior Fellow in the China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Volumes he edited for Everyman's Library include \u003ci\u003eThe Travels of Marco Polo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of War, Zen Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThree Hundred Tang Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHanshan: Cold Mountain Poems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50656131318034,"sku":"9781101908006","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_763d5df1-0a03-40c3-bb28-0d06de073463.jpg?v=1737247546","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-war-translated-and-introduced-by-peter-harris-9781101908006","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}