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Thomas cleary published his translation and interpretation of the art of war. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The japanese art of war by thomas cleary overdrive rakuten. This classical chinese text is a study of organisms in conflict. Thomas cleary holds a phd in east asian languages and civilizations from harvard university and a jd from the university of california, berkeley, boalt hall school of law. Understanding the culture of strategy by thomas cleary military rule and the martial tradition of the samurai dominated japanese culture for more than eight hundred years. According to thomas clearytranslator of more than thirtyfive classics of asian philosophythe. Theres not a dated maxim or vague prescription in it. Thomas clearys translation of the art of war makes immediately relevant one of the greatest chinese classical texts.
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