{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-the-book-of-lord-shang-paperback","title":"The Art of War \/ The Book of Lord Shang - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSun Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShang Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslated by Yuan Shibing and J.J.L.Duyvendak. With introductions by Robert Wilkinson.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history. Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may be ensured.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written. They have been immensely influential both inside and outside China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 243\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165619720327,"sku":"9781853267796","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2f3b4f79e61feb9a755a7f050cd1abcc.webp?v=1733314992","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-art-of-war-the-book-of-lord-shang-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}