01986     2200301   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020002200097041000800119082001200127084001800139100001900157245010900176260003300285300002400318500002300342504001400365520110700379650001301486650003501499990002501534990002501559990002501584990002501609990002501634990002501659INLIS00000000000293020221109040403  a0010-0520002930221109                |          | eng    a978-0-415-38479-7  aeng  a355.020  a355.020 KAN a0 aKane, Thomas M1 aAncient China on Postmodern War :bEnduring Ideas From the Chinese Strategic Tradition /cThomas M. Kane  aNew York :bRoutledge,c2007  ax, 193 p. ;c24 cm.  aIndeks : p.190-193  ap.183-189  aSun Tzu and other classical Chinese strategic thinkers wrote in an era of social, economic and military revolution, and hoped to identify enduring principles of war and statecraft. The twenty-first century is a time of similarly revolutionary change, and this makes their ideas of particular relevance for today?s strategic environment. Placing these theories in historical context, Dr Kane explores ancient Chinese reactions to such issues as advances in military technology and insurgency and terrorism, providing interesting comparisons between modern and ancient. The book explains the way prominent Chinese thinkers--such as Sun Tzu, Han Fei Tzu and Lao Tzu--treated critical strategic questions. It also compares their ideas to those of thinkers from other times and civilizations (e.g. Clausewitz) to illuminate particularly important points. In concluding, the book addresses the question of how ancient Chinese ideas might inform contemporary strategic debates. Ancient China on Postmodern War will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, Chinese philosophy and military history. 4aStrategy 4aMilitary Art and Science-China  a10851/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10852/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10852/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10851/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10851/MKRI-P/XI-2008  a10852/MKRI-P/XI-2008