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El arte de la guerrasecond-hand

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Published by OBELISCO · Economics and business · ISBN 9788497775311

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An ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, 'Master Sun', dating roughly from the fifth century BC. Each of its thirteen chapters deals with one aspect of war, from weapons and strategy to discipline and espionage, and it presents war as a costly last resort that should be kept short.

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Who it's for
For readers interested in strategy and military history, and for those looking for principles to apply in business or politics, where it has become a cult book. It is a short text.
Why people still read it
For almost 1,500 years it headed the anthology of China's Seven Military Classics; it was translated into French in 1772 and into English in 1910, and leaders such as Mao Zedong and General Norman Schwarzkopf drew on it. Today it is also cited in business and legal strategy.

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