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The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China [Audiobook] download free by Ralph D. Sawyer

The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China Audiobook download free by Ralph D. Sawyer
  • Listen audiobook: The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China
  • Author: Ralph D. Sawyer
  • Release date: 2007/9/4
  • Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
  • Language: English
  • Genre or Collection: History and Archaeology
  • ISBN: 9780465003044
  • Rating: 9.87 of 10
  • Votes: 605
  • Review by: Isaac Oshea
  • Review rating: 7.91 of 10
  • Review Date: 2018/9/3
  • Duration: 7H23M11S in 256 kbps (118.4 MB)
  • Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-27
  • You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPEG4, WMA, MPEG-4 ALS, MPC, MPEG-4 DST, WAV, FLAC, MP3 (compression ZIP, RPM, JAR, TZ, RAR)
  • Total pages original book: 592
  • Includes a PDF summary of 65 pages
  • Duration of the summary (audio): 50M37S (13 MB)
  • Description or summary of the audiobook: The Seven Military Classics is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written. It presents us with an Eastern tradition of strategic thought that emphasizes outwitting one's opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of force,an approach very different from that stressed in the West, where the advantages of brute strength have overshadowed more subtle methods.Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elites of imperial China, even in modern times these writings have been known only to a handful of Western specialists. In this volume are seven separate essays, written between 500 b.c. and a.d. 700, that preserve the essential tenets of strategy distilled from the experience of the most brilliant warriors of ancient China.Only one of these seven essays, Sun Tzu's famous Art of War, has been readily available in the West. Thanks to this faithful translation of the complete Seven Military Classics, the insights of these ancient Chinese texts are now accessible in their entirety.It's not uncommon to see a salaryman' on a crowded Tokyo subway studying one of the many popular Japanese editions of these essays. But why do so many businesspeople in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan study a 2,000-year-old military text? Because it embodies the strategic tradition of outwitting an opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of effort. These principles have been proven both on the battlefield and in the marketplace. Now they are available in the West for the first time in their entirety.The lessons found in this book were exploited by such pivotal Asian war leaders as Japan's Yamamoto, China's Mao Tse-tung, and Vietnam's Giap to inflict terrible defeats on their enemies. And in more recent times, when Japan and others have decided to win their laurels on the field of international economic competition, these principles have been a key to the achievements of many Asian corporations. Executives in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan regularly study the Seven Military Classics. Unfortunately, even those far-sighted Western business leaders who have read Sun Tzu have glimpsed only a fraction of the knowledge their best Asian competitors use to plan corporate strategy,until now.Those who appreciate Chinese literature and philosophy will also discover much that is new in these pages. Here is a substantial but previously inaccessible body of thought that stands in contrast to Confucianism, which deprecated the military sphere in favour of self-cultivation and the ethical life. The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China remedies a serious gap in Western knowledge of Asian thought. This accurate translation is based on the best available classical Chinese manuscripts, some only recently discovered by archaeologists. It is a uniquely important contribution to the world's military literature and is essential reading for anyone interested in China's rich cultural heritage or in the timeless principles of successful strategy.
  • Other categories, genre or collection: Military Engineering, Ancient History: To C 500 CE, Military History, Asian History
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  • Format: Paperback
  • Approximate value: 27.08 USD
  • Dimensions: 194x241x40mm
  • Weight: 721.21g
  • Printed by: BASIC BOOKS
  • Published in: New York, United States

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Languages
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Publishers
CENGAGE LEARNING, INC BEACON PRESS PAN MACMILLAN BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD BANTAM DOUBLEDAY DELL PUBLISHING GROUP INC
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