Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-475) and index.
Contents
Incipient beginnings -- Spring and autumn precursors -- Sun-tzu's definitive formulation -- Warring States commanders -- Warring States explications -- Han Dynasty realizations -- Three Kingdoms -- Northern and Southern Dynasties exemplars -- Sui and T'ang conflicts -- Theory in the Three Kingdoms and early T'ang -- Sung Dynasty theoretical developments -- The Ming and beyond -- Traditional wisdom revitalized -- Modern embodiments and implications.
