Book of Spies: A Qing Dynasty Chinese Spy Manual by Ralph D. Sawyer

Book of Spies: A Qing Dynasty Chinese Spy Manual

Ralph D. Sawyer

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The only premodern contemplation of spies ever written apart from Sunzi's brief but incisive Art of War chapter, Jian Shu (Book of Spies) was completed in the last century of the severely weakened Qing dynasty to address pressing defensive needs. ...

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