by Thomas Cleary · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781590302453
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«The Japanese Art of War» is an essay on military history by Thomas Cleary, published by Shambhala Publications in paperback (131 pages, in English).
Thomas Cleary examines the Japanese military tradition and the influence of bushido on Japanese culture, showing how samurai strategies remain present in social, political and business conduct. Drawing on original Japanese sources, he explains traits such as the reserve and mystery of formal Japanese behavior.
The subtitle is 'Understanding the Culture of Strategy' and the Shambhala Classics edition includes an index; the work was originally published in 1991.
A work for those interested in Japanese military history, bushido and Eastern strategic thought.
Thomas Francis Cleary was an American translator and author of more than 80 books related to Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Muslim classics, and of The Art of War, a treatise on management, military strategy, and statecraft. He has translated books from Pali, Sanskrit, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Old Irish into English. Cleary lived in Oakland, California.
