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Download<\/strong> A4<\/a> | US Letter<\/a> PDF 1.9Mb<\/p>\n About<\/strong> :\u00a0The Thirty-Six Stratagems<\/em> is collection of ancient Chinese proverbs whose origin is unknown, but is understood to date back to the late Ming or early Qing dynasty. Contemporary versions are all derived from a tattered book discovered at a roadside vendor’s stall in Sichuan or Shannxi in 1941, first coming to wider attention in 1961 when published in the \u00a0Chinese Communist Party’s Guangming Daily newspaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Stratagems (an alternative title was The Secret Art of War<\/em>) are often paired with Sun Tzu’s celebrated Art of War<\/em>, but lean more heavily towards the fields of politics, diplomacy and espionage. The text restricts itself to simply naming each strategy with a brief explanation, often containing allusions to the I-Ching, or Book of Changes – modern editions often also contain illustrative stories from folklore and history.<\/p>\n Six multiplied by six equals thirty-six. Unknown first publication date, believed late Ming or early Qing dynasty\n
\nCalculations produce tactics which in turn produce calculations. \u2028
\nEach side depends upon the other. \u2028
\nBased on this correlative relationship, ploys against the enemy are devised. \u2028
\nRigid application of Military theory will only result in defeat on the battlefield.
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\nSourced from Wengu<\/a> and Wikipedia
\n<\/a>Translated by\u00a0Stefan Verstappen<\/p>\n