PDF-[READ]-The Book of War : Sun-Tzu\'s The Art of War & Karl Von Clausewitz\'s On War

Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars this century if the influence of Clausewitzs On War  had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Suntzus The Art of Warfare  BH Liddel HartFor two thousand years Suntzus The Art of Warfare was the indispensable volume of warcraft Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare Suntzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting        Karl von Clausewitz the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means also claims paternity of the notion total war   His is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic varsNow these two great military minds are made to share the same tent metaphorically speaking in The Book of War What a bivouac it is and what a conversation into the nightMilitary writer Ralph Peters has written a new Introduction for this Modern Library edition. 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The Moral Economists reconstructs another critical tradition, developed across the twentieth century in Britain, in which material deprivation was less important than moral or spiritual desolation.Tim Rogan focuses on three of the twentieth century\'s most influential critics of capitalism-R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, and E. P. Thompson. Making arguments about the relationships between economics and ethics in modernity, their works commanded wide readerships, shaped research agendas, and influenced public opinion. Rejecting the social philosophy of laissez-faire but fearing authoritarianism, these writers sought out forms of social solidarity closer than individualism admitted but freer than collectivism allowed. They discovered such solidarities while teaching economics, history, and literature to workers in the north of England and elsewhere. They wrote histories of capitalism to make these solidarities articulate. They used makeshift languages of tradition and custom to describe them until Thompson patented the idea of the moral economy. Their program began as a way of theorizing everything economics left out, but in challenging utilitarian orthodoxy in economics from the outside, they anticipated the work of later innovators inside economics.Examining the moral cornerstones of a twentieth-century critique of capitalism, The Moral Economists explains why this critique fell into disuse, and how it might be reformulated for the twenty-first century. Karl Marx is one of the most influential writers in history. Despite repeated obituaries proclaiming the death of Marxism, in the 21st century Marx\'s ideas and theories continue to guide vibrant research traditions in sociology, economics, political science, philosophy, history, anthropology, management, economic geography, ecology, literary criticism, and media studies.Due to the exceptionally wide influence and reach of Marxist theory, including over 150 years of historical debates and traditions within Marxism, finding a point of entry can be daunting. The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx provides an entry point for those new to Marxism. At the same time, its chapters, written by leading Marxist scholars, advance Marxist theory and research. Its coverage is more comprehensive than previous volumes on Marx in terms of both foundational concepts and state-of-the-art empirical research on contemporary social problems. It is also provides equal space to sociologists, economists, and political scientists, with substantial contributions from philosophers, historians, and geographers.The Oxford Handbook of Karl Marx consists of six sections. The first section, Foundations, includes chapters that cover the foundational concepts and theories that constitute the core of Marx\'s theories of history, society, and political economy. This section demonstrates that the core elements of Marx\'s political economy of capitalism continue to be defended, elaborated, and applied to empirical social science and covers historical materialism, class, capital, labor, value, crisis, ideology, and alienation. Additional sections include Labor, Class, and Social Divisions Capitalist States and Spaces Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Core Countries Accumulation, Crisis, and Class Struggle in the Peripheral and Semi-Peripheral Countries and Alternatives to Capitalism. Foreword by Ralph PeckIf civil engineering were a game, Karl Terzaghi had a right to lay down the rules--he had invented and established much of the groundwork. Terzhaghi (1883-1963) is one of the leading civil engineers of the 20th century and is widely known as the father of soil mechanics. His lifelong application of the principles established in his work took him throughout the world to engineering challenges in Communist Russia, Nazi Germany, America, and the entire post-war world.Terzaghi\'s fame as a master engineer is well known but the story of his development, both personal and professional, has remained unexplored by most people. This first full-length, critical biography of a complex man draws upon his publications, hundreds of unpublished reports, thousands of private letters, and 82 volumes of previously private personal diaries.This narrative shows Terzaghi\'s struggle to understand the phenomena observed on many major engineering projects. Through his own words we explore friendships, conflicts, jealousies, frustrations, and enormous successes. Terzaghi was an artist with constant focus, commitment, and genius. The exploration of his life, much of it amid the backdrop of turbulent Europe between the Wars, becomes an adventure that unfolds to entertain, educate, and stimulate.About the Author Richard E. Goodman, Ph.D., is a consulting engineer based in Mendocino, California, and a professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.Product ReviewsAlthough I knew Terzhaghi well, I did not fully appreciate the personal struggles or the genius of the man until I read Goodman\'s manuscript... Goodman has caught the essence of the man. --Ralph Peck...a wonderful book that will grip the reader\'s interest, whether student, academic, practitioner of civil or geologic engineering, or lay person. --Charles F. Ripley, Canadian Geotechnical Journal Perhaps the most important book on military strategy ever written, Carl von Clausewitz’s On War has influenced generations of generals and politicians, has been blamed for the unprecedented death tolls in the First and Second World Wars, and is required reading at military academies to this day. But On War, which was never finished and was published posthumously, is obscure and fundamentally contradictory. What Clausewitz declares in book 1, he discounts in book 8. The language is confusing and the relevance not always clear. It is an extremely difficult book for the general reader to approach, to reconcile with itself, and to place in context. Hew Strachan, one of the world’s foremost military historians answers these problems. He explains how and why On War was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the book’s continuing significance. This is a must read for fans of military history. Foreword by Ralph PeckIf civil engineering were a game, Karl Terzaghi had a right to lay down the rules--he had invented and established much of the groundwork. Terzhaghi (1883-1963) is one of the leading civil engineers of the 20th century and is widely known as the father of soil mechanics. His lifelong application of the principles established in his work took him throughout the world to engineering challenges in Communist Russia, Nazi Germany, America, and the entire post-war world.Terzaghi\'s fame as a master engineer is well known but the story of his development, both personal and professional, has remained unexplored by most people. This first full-length, critical biography of a complex man draws upon his publications, hundreds of unpublished reports, thousands of private letters, and 82 volumes of previously private personal diaries.This narrative shows Terzaghi\'s struggle to understand the phenomena observed on many major engineering projects. Through his own words we explore friendships, conflicts, jealousies, frustrations, and enormous successes. Terzaghi was an artist with constant focus, commitment, and genius. The exploration of his life, much of it amid the backdrop of turbulent Europe between the Wars, becomes an adventure that unfolds to entertain, educate, and stimulate.About the Author Richard E. Goodman, Ph.D., is a consulting engineer based in Mendocino, California, and a professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley.Product ReviewsAlthough I knew Terzhaghi well, I did not fully appreciate the personal struggles or the genius of the man until I read Goodman\'s manuscript... Goodman has caught the essence of the man. --Ralph Peck...a wonderful book that will grip the reader\'s interest, whether student, academic, practitioner of civil or geologic engineering, or lay person. --Charles F. Ripley, Canadian Geotechnical Journal Civilization might have been spared much of the damage suffered in the world wars this century if the influence of Clausewitz\'s On War  had been blended with and balanced by a knowledge of Sun-tzu\'s The Art of Warfare.  --B.H. Liddel HartFor two thousand years, Sun-tzu\'s The Art of Warfare was the indispensable volume of warcraft. Although his work is the first known analysis of war and warfare, Sun-tzu struck upon a thoroughly modern concept: The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.        Karl von Clausewitz, the canny military theorist who famously declared that war is a continuation of politics by other means, also claims paternity of the notion total war.   His is the magnum opus of the era of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic vars.Now these two great military minds are made to share the same tent, metaphorically speaking, in The Book of War. What a bivouac it is, and what a conversation into the night.Military writer Ralph Peters has written a new Introduction for this Modern Library edition. Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war. It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz\'s ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time. The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand The Desired Brand Effect Stand Out in a Saturated Market with a Timeless Brand