Jean Joseph Marie Amiot Introduces “The Art of War” to the West

Sun Tzu’s Art of War has become an iconic work, a commonly cited treatise with cross-over interest and application in academia, military, business management, and even popular culture. Sun Tzu (544-496 BC), a Chinese military strategist, revered and influential throughout Asia, was virtually unknown in Western culture for centuries until the French Jesuit missionary, Jean … Continue reading Jean Joseph Marie Amiot Introduces “The Art of War” to the West