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This book analyzes the three faces of Sun Tzu's Art of War: one anchored in Warring States China, a second in world military history, and a third in 21st century contexts like cyber warfare. The author identifies Sun Tzu's limitations and blind spots relevant to managing strategic competitions with Sun-Tzu-inspired adversaries.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Background: historical and textual; Preliminaries; 2. Strategist should be calculating; strategist should be cheap; 3. Strategist should find advantage; 4. Strategist should enact stratagems & formlessness; 5. Strategist should make a situation's natural dynamics work for her; 6. Strategist should have an accurate grasp of the significant information; 7. Strategist should manage the interfaces; Conclusion: demystifying Sun Tzu and future directions. Indices.

Three Faces of Sun Tzu

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 15 February 2024
      ISBN-13 9781108456982
      978-1108456982
      ISBN-10 1108456987
      Also in:
      International relations War and defence operations

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book analyzes the three faces of Sun Tzu's Art of War: one anchored in Warring States China, a second in world military history, and a third in 21st century contexts like cyber warfare. The author identifies Sun Tzu's limitations and blind spots relevant to managing strategic competitions with Sun-Tzu-inspired adversaries.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Background: historical and textual; Preliminaries; 2. Strategist should be calculating; strategist should be cheap; 3. Strategist should find advantage; 4. Strategist should enact stratagems & formlessness; 5. Strategist should make a situation's natural dynamics work for her; 6. Strategist should have an accurate grasp of the significant information; 7. Strategist should manage the interfaces; Conclusion: demystifying Sun Tzu and future directions. Indices.

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