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At the core of this ancient strategy manual is the understanding that conflict is an inescapable part of human life. Since, as Sun Tzu teaches, aggression and response in kind can only lead to destruction, we must learn to work with conflict in a more profound and effective way. Crucial to this strategic vision is knowledge -- especially self-knowledge -- and a view of the whole that seeks to bring conflicting views around to a larger perspective. This new and unusually faithful translation carefully preserves the enigmatic quality of the original, allowing us to discover innumerable insights in its lines millenia after this oral tradition was first set down. Line-by-line commentary and three extensive essays reveal the broader implications of Sun Tzu's teachings and how they can be applied to everyday circumstances. "This luminous translation gave me a much clearer understanding of Sun Tzu's deeper purpose-to make war unnecessary." --James A. Autry The Denma Translation Group is led by Kidder Smith and James Gimian. Smith directs the Asian Studies Department at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Gimian is publisher of the Shambhala Sun magazine and a publishing consultant. The other members of the group have worked professionally in the writing, editing, and publishing fields. 292 pp. Shambhala Library miniature hardcover.
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