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The Art of Peace

The Art of Peace

Juliana Geran Pilon

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2016
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781412864442
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Sun Tzu, author of ’The Art of War’, believed that the acme of leadership consists in figuring out how to subdue the enemy with the least amount of fighting-a fact that America’s Founders also understood, and practiced with astonishing success.

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