The Art of War, the ancient Chinese war manual loved by edgelords and management gurus
- Written by Jamie Q Roberts, Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Sydney
Quoting The Art of War, an ancient Chinese war manual dating from the 5th century BCE, has become a cliché. It is, alas, the hallmark of teen edgelords, management gurus and, as one of my students informed me, pseudo-intellectual boyfriends.
Because of all this, the book has become part of the endless layers of irony that are the bedrock of...





