Bing 兵, Volume 1

This book explores the origins and foundations of China's historical development, cultural identity, diplomacy, persuasion and military strategies from the Xià Dynasty, through the Shāng Dynasty to the end of the Zhōu Dynasty, i.e. the period from about 2070 - 221 B.C. This period saw the emergence of the great Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism and Daoism.