Deciphering the 36 Chinese Stratagems: Some Findings on the Circular Frame of Reference

To realise the causes of a great rejuvenation of the Chinese civilization started with the new sixty-year cycle in 1984, we need to have recourse to an inescapable problem of inheritance and further development of cultural traditions in China. In this book the 36 stratagems and their overall characteristics are discussed within the framework of canonical macro and microstructure put through the 'image and numbers' study, the circular and linear arrangements built on the basis of Chinese str...