{"product_id":"the-seven-military-classics-of-ralph-d-sawyer-9780465003044","title":"The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Military Classics\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most profound studies of warfare ever written, a stanchion in sinological and military history. It presents 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. Safeguarded for centuries by the ruling elite of imperial China, even in modern times these writings have been known only to a handful of Western specialists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume contains seven separate essays, written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, that preserve the essential tenets of strategy distilled from the experience of the most brilliant warriors of ancient China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph D. Sawyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465003044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465003044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.70d","brand":"Ralph D. Sawyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043528274175,"sku":"9780465003044","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d0655ab-0f42-49fb-abbe-91272154c2c4.jpg?v=1684967670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-seven-military-classics-of-ralph-d-sawyer-9780465003044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}