{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-a-new-translation-chinese-bound","title":"The Art of War: A New Translation (Chinese Bound)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWritten in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is\nstill used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, General\nVo Nguyen Giap and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn\ninspiration from it. And beyond the world of war, business and management gurus\nhave also applied Sun Tzu’s ideas to office politics and\ncorporate strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\nUsing a new translation by James Trapp and including editorial notes, this\nbilingual edition of The Art of War lays the original Chinese\ntext opposite the modern English translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe book contains the full\noriginal 13 chapters on such topics as laying plans, attacking by stratagem,\nweaponry, terrain and the use of spies. Sun Tzu addresses different campaign\nsituations, marching, energy and how to exploit your enemy’s weaknesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOf immense influence to great leaders across\nmillennia, The Art of War is\na classic text richly deserving this exquisite edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top:0cm\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA\n     beautifully packaged book for anyone interested in strategy, war and\n     Chinese civilization\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA\n     classic text, classically presented\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA\n     new and authoritative translation with notes\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"\u003eSun Tzu (also known as\nSunzi) was traditionally thought by historians to have been born around 544BCE,\nand that he later served as a general leading the forces of King He Lü of Wu,\none of the seven Warring States of Eastern China during the Spring and Autumn\nperiod, and The Art of War is based on his many victories, although modern\nscholarship suggests the book may have been written later.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJames Trapp is the author of Chinese Characters: The Art and Meaning of Hanzi,\nChinese Proverbs and also has translated a bestselling new multilingual edition\nof Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. A Chinese language graduate of the School of\nOriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, he teaches Mandarin\nand was previously an Education Officer on the China Collection at the British\nMuseum.\u003cspan style='color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", serif; font-size: 10.5pt;'\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PANSING DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44682704224463,"sku":"9781838866327","price":42.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_2102ba75-f31d-4481-9228-1e4da8acaebd.jpg?v=1772789683","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/the-art-of-war-a-new-translation-chinese-bound","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}