Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse, aphoristic essays are unsurpassed in comprehensiveness and depth of understanding, examining not only battlefield maneuvers, but also relevant economic, political, and psychological factors. Indeed, the precepts outlined by Sun Tzu can be applied outside the realm of military theory....

"Great Books of China invites readers to discover--or rediscover--some of the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization. The literature of China remains largely unknown in the West, yet it offers much insight into Chinese life. The long continuity of Chinese culture means that texts created more than two thousand years ago are still part of the education and background of today's China. Great Books of China introduces outstanding works...

Presents translations of two thousand years of Chinese literature, from it beginnings to the Tang Dynasty in the tenth century.

Běnshū shì qíbāngyuàn jiàoshòu dà bànshēng yánjiū, zhěnglǐ, guīnà táiwān wénxué zì yījiǔsìjiǔ nián liùshí niánlái zhòngyào zuòpǐn de shū xù jīngxuǎn, jiān jí zài guónèi wài wénxué yántǎo huì xuāndú dì lùnwén. Shū zhōng tán dào de jǐ shí wèi xiě zhě, píngzhě, yì zhě, xǔduō yǐ zài shíjiān qiānliú zhōng xiāoshī, huò zài xiànshí shìjiè de wù qǐ wùsàn jiān zhǐ kànjiàn...