About this title: Machiavelli drew on 2000 years of history to develop theories on how to make war, how to win battles, and how to gain power and keep it. Using Machiavelli as a springboard, Dennis and Ching Ping Bloodworth boldly and adroitly map out 3000 years of Chinese political-military history - from Confucius to Mao Zedong - using Machiavell's discourse of power politics. They reveal a pageantry of Chinese historical figures, from wise strategists, heroic generals, crafty statesmen, and ruthless emperors to brave knights-errant, and from stately Confucian philosophers to shrewd, cunning Legalist ...
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dell Publishing, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780440312673ISBN:0440312671
Description: Fine. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Unread, unmarked copy. Fading to spine. The authors draw on 3, 000 years of Chinese history to introduce the reader to the legacy of political and military principles that guide the often puzzling policies of today's Community chinese leaders. 348pp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TRANSACTION PUBL
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780765805683ISBN:0765805685
Description: New. The Chinese Machiavelli intends to help Western readers, who may be puzzled by Chinese diplomatic and military strategy, understand the principles that have guided both past and present Chinese leaders. For instance, why have modern communist Chinese... read more
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