Sun-Tzu by Ames, Roger T. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Also in This Series Dedication Acknowledgments Contents Introduction

The “New” Sun-tzu Archaeology: A Revolution in the Study of Early China The Excavation at Yin-ch’üeh-shan The “One or Two ‘Master Suns’ ” Debate Sun Wu as a Historical Person The Reconstructed Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare Analysis of Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare Wisdom and Warfare The Classical Chinese World View: The Uncommon Assumptions Some Classical Western Assumptions: A “Two-World” Theory Some Classical Chinese Assumptions: A “This-World” View Centripetal Harmony and Authority Warfare as the Art of Contextualizing Strategic Advantage (shih) Strategic Advantage (shih) and Strategic Positioning (hsing) According with the Enemy (yin) An Attitude Toward Warfare The Exemplary Commander Foreknowledge (chih) Introduction to the Translations

Part I - Sun–tzu: The Thirteen-Chapter Text

Chapter 1: On Assessments Chapter 2: On Waging Battle Chapter 3: Planning the Attack Chapter 4: Strategic Positions: (Hsing) Chapter 5: Strategic Advantage (Shih) Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong Points Chapter 7: Armed Contest Chapter 8: Adapting to the Nine Contingencies (Pien) Chapter 9: Deploying the Army Chapter 10: The Terrain Chapter 11: The Nine Kinds of Terrain Chapter 12: Incendiary Attack Chapter 13: Using Spies

Part II: Text Recovered From The Yin-ch’üeh-shan Han Dynasty Strips

1: The Questions of Wu 2: [The Four: Contingencies] 3: The Yellow Emperor Attacks the Red Emperor 4: The Disposition [Of the Terrain] II 5: [An Interview With The King of Wu]

Part III: Text Recovered From Later Works

1: A Conversation Between the King of Wu and Sun Wu 2: Sun Wu Discusses the Commander 3: Sun Wu Discusses Deploying the Army 4: The Prognostications of Sun-tzu 5: Sun Wu Discusses the “Eight-Division Formation” 6: The Classic of the Thirty-Two Ramparts 7: Han Dynasty Bamboo Strips From Ta-T’ung County 8: Miscellaneous

Appendix

Background to the Excavation at Yin-ch’üeh-shan Dating the Tombs and Identifying the Occupants The First Published Reports The Bamboo Strip Manuscripts and Their Dates

Notes Bibliography of Works Citied About the Translator Photo Inserts Copyright