Literature the People Love

Examining the production of 'people's literature' in China, this study provides a new interpretive framework with which to understand socialist literature and presents a sympathetic understanding of culture from a period in China's history in which people's lives were greatly and obviously affected by political events.

Literature the People Love is a significant supplement to recent works addressing Mao-era literature and culture . . . as an appropriate subject for serious academic attention JV

C0D214D9-0625-4B86-B6A4-DC3DDF77D27F 745906 Hardback 663693 9781137323606 1137323604 Policing Wars On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First Century RPV; Policing Wars 06/02/2014 02/06/2014 562 Political Science - Academic C. Holmqvist 44781 By (Author) Author Record 1 Senior Lecturer Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm 1979-03-23 12:12:00 caroline.holmqvist@fhs.se Swedish 563 IR and Development - Academic Rethinking Political Violence RPV Scholarly Pal Scholarly V6 - Manufacturing on Demand V6 - Print on Demand JKV - Crime & criminology; HPS - Social & political philosophy; JPS - International relations; JW - Warfare & defence; JWA - Theory of warfare & military science POL010000; SOC004000; SOC051000; PHI019000; POL012000 International Relations - Military and Security Studies; Philosophy and Religion - Political and Social Philosophy; Criminology - State Crime and War; Sociology - Sociology of Violence; Middle Eastern and Cental Asian Studies - Middle East Military and Defense; Politics - Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Politics; Politics - Strategic and Security Studies Professional and Scholarly 61.00 61.00 110.00 Green Hardback - ppc (paper over boards) 184 0 216 138 Millimetres 10 216 Millimetres 138 400 Grams importv 2015-04-10 04:24:05.400 Words 102617 All Formats Full Term Copyright

Introduction 1. Narratives of Disorder 2. Perpetual Policing Wars 3. Policing the Globe 4. Power in Policing Wars 5. On Agency: Policing Logics and War 'Without Antagonism' Conclusion

Holmqvist presents an original account of the relationship between war and policing in the twenty first century. This interdisciplinary study of contemporary Western strategic thinking reveals how, why, and with what consequences, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became seen as policing wars.

'Contemporary liberal thought imagines war as a perpetual policing exercise, in which disorder is made into order. Demonstrating a command of theory few analysts of war can muster, Holmqvist shows how liberalism supplies a set of metaphors an intellectual scaffolding encompassing time, space, agency and power through which war becomes a management tool for the restoration of the social contract in other peoples' countries. While real in its effects, such imagination amounts to an illusory construct of war, with results for all to see in Iraq and Afghanistan. Surpassing earlier analyses of liberal war in depth and sophistication, Holmqvist is now the definitive guide.' Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 'War without antagonism is one of the great oxymorons for our time. Holmqvist explores the sense in western military theory that war can be fought without ultimate opposition when it is about reducing disorder and policing good governance. Those who resist this oxymoronic post-adversarial logic get branded and punished as obstructionist criminal elements. Holmqvist stretches the concept of contemporary war as a form of policing liberal order by tracing its roots to pre-9/11 times and spaces and by theorising its depths today. She is a compelling and important new voice on the forms, logics and implications of today's western ways of warring.' Christine Sylvester, University of Connecticut, USA JV

C0D214D9-0625-4B86-B6A4-DC3DDF77D27F 745906 Hardback 663693 9781137323606 1137323604 Policing Wars On Military Intervention in the Twenty-First Century RPV; Policing Wars 06/02/2014 02/06/2014 562 Political Science - Academic C. Holmqvist 44781 By (Author) Author Record 1 Senior Lecturer Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm 1979-03-23 12:12:00 caroline.holmqvist@fhs.se Swedish 563 IR and Development - Academic Rethinking Political Violence RPV Scholarly Pal Scholarly V6 - Manufacturing on Demand V6 - Print on Demand JKV - Crime & criminology; HPS - Social & political philosophy; JPS - International relations; JW - Warfare & defence; JWA - Theory of warfare & military science POL010000; SOC004000; SOC051000; PHI019000; POL012000 International Relations - Military and Security Studies; Philosophy and Religion - Political and Social Philosophy; Criminology - State Crime and War; Sociology - Sociology of Violence; Middle Eastern and Cental Asian Studies - Middle East Military and Defense; Politics- Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Politics; Politics - Strategic and Security Studies Professional and Scholarly 61.00 61.00 110.00 Green Hardback - ppc (paper over boards) 184 0 216 138 Millimetres 10 216 Millimetres 138 400 Grams importv 2015-04-10 04:24:05.400 Words 102617 All Formats 2012-11-05 12:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright

Introduction 1. Narratives of Disorder 2. Perpetual Policing Wars 3. Policing the Globe 4. Power in Policing Wars 5. On Agency: Policing Logics and War 'Without Antagonism' Conclusion

Holmqvist presents an original account of the relationship between war and policing in the twenty first century. This interdisciplinary study of contemporary Western strategic thinking reveals how, why, and with what consequences, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq became seen as policing wars.

'Contemporary liberal thought imagines war as a perpetual policing exercise, in which disorder is made into order. Demonstrating a command of theory few analysts of war can muster, Holmqvist shows how liberalism supplies a set of metaphors an intellectual scaffolding encompassing time, space, agency and power through which war becomes a management tool for the restoration of the social contract in other peoples' countries. While real in its effects, such imagination amounts to an illusory construct of war, with results for all to see in Iraq and Afghanistan. Surpassing earlier analyses of liberal war in depth and sophistication, Holmqvist is now the definitive guide.' Tarak Barkawi, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK 'War without antagonism is one of the great oxymorons for our time. Holmqvist explores the sense in western military theory that war can be fought without ultimate opposition when it is about reducing disorder and policing good governance. Those who resist this oxymoronic post-adversarial logic get branded and punished as obstructionist criminal elements. Holmqvist stretches the concept of contemporary war as a form of policing liberal order by tracing its roots to pre-9/11 times and spaces and by theorising its depths today. She is a compelling and important new voice on the forms, logics and implications of today's western ways of warring.' Christine Sylvester, University of Connecticut, USA JV

EFD6926C-AF8A-44AC-A682-DC40A480EB50 788156 Hardback 698092 9781137360359 1137360356 The Bloomsbury Group Memoir Club Bloomsbury Memoir Club 20/01/2014 01/20/2014 512 Literature - Academic S. Rosenbaum; J. Haule 4732 By (Author) Author Record 1 Professor Emeritus of English Literature University of Toronto, Canada 512 Literature - Academic Scholarly Pal Scholarly V2 - Published and in Stock V2 - Published and in Stock DN - Prose: non-fiction; DSBH - Literary studies: from c 1900 -; DSK - Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers BIO026000; BIO007000; LIT004120 Literature and Language - Brit & Irish / 20th Century; Literature and Language - Modernism; Literature - Literary Reference; Literature - 20th Century and 21st Century Literature General/Trade 20.00 20.00 32.00 Green Hardback with jacket (jacketed cloth) 216 0 205 135 Millimetres 17 198 Millimetres 129 336 Grams importv 2015-02-11 05:26:20.333 Words 102617 All Formats 2013-06-10 11:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright

Introduction; James M. Haule 1. Outlines 2. Ancestral Voices, Cambridge Conversations 3. Beginnings 4. Private and Public Affairs: 1921-1922 5. Hiatus: 1922-1928 6. Old Bloomsbury Afterword; James M. Haule Appendix i. Virginia Woolf Among the Apostles Appendix ii. A List of Memoir Club Papers; S.P. Rosenbaum and James M. Haule Shortly before his death, S. P. Rosenbaum began work on the history of the Bloomsbury Group's 'Memoir Club'. With original archival material and valuable insights on leading Bloomsbury figures such as Woolf, Keynes and Forster, this illuminating book offers a new perspective on our understanding of twentieth-century autobiography and life writing. New work on the perennially popular 'Bloomsbury Group', by arguably its leading scholar Features discussion of leading figures in a range of areas: canonical novelists (Woolf, E.M. Forster), political and economic thinkers (Keynes, Leonard Woolf), the visual arts (Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant) and biography and life-writing (Lytton Strachey) A significant publication for readers interested in not only the history of the Bloomsbury Group, but also the study of twentieth-century autobiography and memoirwriting Based on unique, original archival research completed by S. P. Rosenbaum before his death in May 2012 Rosenbaum and Haule are both internationally recognized for their work on these writers and the Bloomsbury Group 'The number of people now preoccupied with life-writing and memoirs is extraordinarily large; when we are talking about the figures in the Memoir Club, the interest expands incredibly exponentially. It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of understanding the work of the Memoir Club in regard to the history of twentieth-century British culture. And no one would be more qualified than the late S.P. Rosenbaum to write the history of a club that included, basically, the 'membership' of the Bloomsbury Group.' - Morris Beja, Emeritus Professor of English, Ohio State University, USA 'Rosenbaum's project, left unfinished at his death in 2012, was to reconstruct as far as possible the club's history and to republish the existing papers in a single accompanying volume his notes make a convincing case for reconsidering the memoirs in context, as a group of essays with internal connections' - London Review of Books 'Rosenbaum's study is a valuable addition to the library of any reader interested by the life and writings of the Bloomsbury Group' - Times Literary Supplement 'S P Rosenbaum sadly died before he could complete this book about an aspect of Bloomsbury that is often forgotten the group's love of autobiography It is nevertheless a fascinating account and of a group who were famously intertwined.' - Lesley McDowell , The Independent 'Rosenbaum, who died shortly before finishing this fine book, makes a terrific case for the way that reaching into their personal and collective pasts pushed club members to take their work to new that is, old places.' - Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian JV

EFD6926C-AF8A-44AC-A682-DC40A480EB50 788156 Hardback 698092 9781137360359 1137360356 The Bloomsbury Group Memoir Club Bloomsbury Memoir Club 20/01/2014 01/20/2014 512 Literature - Academic S. Rosenbaum; J. Haule 11889 By (Author) Author Record 2 Professor of English University of Texas jhaule@sbcglobal.net American 512 Literature - Academic Scholarly Pal Scholarly V2 - Published and in Stock V2 - Published and in Stock DN - Prose: non-fiction; DSBH - Literary studies: from c 1900 -; DSK - Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers BIO026000; BIO007000; LIT004120 Literature and Language - Brit & Irish / 20th Century; Literature and Language - Modernism; Literature - Literary Reference; Literature - 20th Century and 21st Century Literature General/Trade 20.00 20.00 32.00 Green Hardback with jacket (jacketed cloth) 216 0 205 135 Millimetres 17 198 Millimetres 129 336 Grams importv 2015-02-11 05:26:20.333 Words 102617 All Formats 2013-06-10 11:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright

Introduction; James M. Haule 1. Outlines 2. Ancestral Voices, Cambridge Conversations 3. Beginnings 4. Private and Public Affairs: 1921-1922 5. Hiatus:1922-1928 6. Old Bloomsbury Afterword; James M. Haule Appendix i. Virginia Woolf Among the Apostles Appendix ii. A List of Memoir Club Papers; S.P. Rosenbaum and James M. Haule Shortly before his death, S. P. Rosenbaum began work on the history of the Bloomsbury Group's 'Memoir Club'. With original archival material and valuable insights on leading Bloomsbury figures such as Woolf, Keynes and Forster, this illuminating book offers a new perspective on our understanding of twentieth-century autobiography and life writing. New work on the perennially popular 'Bloomsbury Group', by arguably its leading scholar Features discussion of leading figures in a range of areas: canonical novelists (Woolf, E.M. Forster), political and economic thinkers (Keynes, Leonard Woolf), the visual arts (Vanessa Bell, Clive Bell, Duncan Grant) and biography and life-writing (Lytton Strachey) A significant publication for readers interested in not only the history of the Bloomsbury Group, but also the study of twentieth-century autobiography and memoir writing Based on unique, original archival research completed by S. P. Rosenbaum before his death in May 2012 Rosenbaum and Haule are both internationally recognized for their work on these writers and the Bloomsbury Group 'The number of people now preoccupied with life-writing and memoirs is extraordinarily large; when we are talking about the figures in the Memoir Club, the interest expands incredibly exponentially. It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of understanding the work of the Memoir Club in regard to the history of twentieth-century British culture. And no one would be more qualified than the late S.P. Rosenbaum to write the history of a club that included, basically, the 'membership' of the Bloomsbury Group.' - Morris Beja, Emeritus Professor of English, Ohio State University, USA 'Rosenbaum's project, left unfinished at his death in 2012, was to reconstruct as far as possible the club's history and to republish the existing papers in a single accompanying volume his notes make a convincing case for reconsidering the memoirs in context, as a group of essays with internal connections' - London Review of Books 'Rosenbaum's study is a valuable addition to the library of any reader interested by the life and writings of the Bloomsbury Group' - Times Literary Supplement 'S P Rosenbaum sadly died before he could complete this book about an aspect of Bloomsbury that is often forgotten the group's love of autobiography It is nevertheless a fascinating account and of a group who were famously intertwined.' - Lesley McDowell , The Independent 'Rosenbaum, who died shortly before finishing this fine book, makes a terrific case for the way that reaching into their personal and collective pasts pushed club members to take their work to new that is, old places.' - Kathryn Hughes, The Guardian JV

6F0DB178-3FD1-416E-923E-DC48FDC39823 771954 Hardback 686567 9781137348524 1137348526 Double-voicing at Work Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise Double-Voicing at Work 13/01/2014 01/13/2014 58P Language & Linguistics - Pivot J. Baxter 12228 By (Author) Author Record 1 Professor of Applied Linguistics Aston University, UK 1955-03-13 00:00:00 j.a.baxter@aston.ac.uk British 58P Language & Linguistics - Pivot Scholarly Pal Scholarly V6 - Manufacturing on Demand V6 - Print on Demand CFB - Sociolinguistics; KJP - Business communication & presentation; C - Language LAN009050; LAN004000; BUS007000 Language and Linguistics - Communication; Language and Linguistics - Discourse Analysis; Language and Linguistics - Sociolinguistics Professional and Scholarly 47.00 70.00 Green Hardback - ppc (paper over boards) 128 0 216 140 Millimetres 11 216 Millimetres 138 313 Grams importv 2014-01-20 05:13:50.980 Words 102617 All Formats 2013-02-11 12:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright

1. Double-voicing in our Everyday Lives 2. Bakhtin's Theories of Double-voiced Discourse 3. Case Study 1: Double-voicing and Group Interactions in the University Classroom 4. Case Study 2: Double-voicing and Leadership in Business Meetings 5. The Significance of Double-voicing

This book reveals how 'double-voicing' is an inherent and routine part of spoken interactions within institutional contexts. Baxter's research shows that women use double-voicing more than men as a means of gaining acceptance and approval in the workplace. Double-voicing thus involves an interplay between power, gender and linguistic expertise. JV

5F9B84CA-FB88-4465-950A-DC4F9EBACF40 873488 Hardback 746195 9781137394675 1137394676 Solving the Strategy Delusion Mobilizing People and Realizing Distinctive Strategies Solving the Strategy Delusion 03/12/2014 12/03/2014 612 Business Management Monos - Academic M. Stigter; C. Cooper 9071 By (Author) Author Record 2 Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations) and Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health Lancaster University, UK 1940-04-28 12:12:00 cary.cooper@mbs.ac.uk American & British 612 Business Management Monos - Academic Scholarly Pal Scholarly V2 - Published and in Stock V2 - Published and in Stock K - Economics, finance, business & management; KJ - Business & management; KJU - Organizational theory & behaviour; KJW - Office & workplace; KJM - Management & management techniques BUS097000; BUS103000; BUS030000; BUS085000; BUS041000 Business and Management - Management; Business and Management - Leadership and Strategy; Business and Management - Organisational Behaviour Professional and Scholarly 29.99 29.99 45.00 Green Hardback with jacket (jacketed cloth) 192 0 216 140 Millimetres 13 216 Millimetres 138 363 Grams importv 2015-03-10 05:28:00.533 Words 102617 All Formats 2013-10-22 11:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright 1. What's Going On? 2. Strategic Sensing Not Just Thinking 3. Co-Creating a Compelling Story 4. Co-Creating Distinctive Strategies 5. Realising Distinctive Strategies 6. Overcoming Inertia 7. Sustaining Organisational Energy Solving the Strategy Delusion matters to anyone interested in realising strategy in the 21st century. The book challenges conventional and 'delusional' approaches to strategy. It offers different ways of seeing, thinking, planning, acting, and mobilising when it comes to making strategy happen in a world of volatility and complexity. Solving the Strategy Delusion is a comprehensive and insightful remedy for the field of strategic change, and advances the subject in original ways. Everyone working at senior levels of business and policy should read this book. This is a fresh and decisive contribution to the canon of strategy. Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi Solving the Strategy Delusion opens new windows for looking at realising strategy. It rewrites ingrained behavioural practices to fit today's extraordinary strategic challenges. Fons Trompenaars; Ranked one of the top 50 Most Influential Management Thinkers in 2013 and co-author of Riding the Waves of Culture - Understanding Diversity in Global Business This remarkable book is a survival guide for business leaders who have found the ground shifting quickly beneath their feet. But more than that it's a logical path forward showing us how to realise distinctive strategies by unlocking the energy of people within the organisation. It's clever and timely. Tony Gillies; Editor in Chief, Australian Associated Press Don't even think of embarking on any strategic change effort without reading this book first! It demonstrates not only why conventional planning has become irrelevant but, importantly, how to see, feel, think, and act strategically in today's fast changing environment. James Sutherland; Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia Don't be deluded that strategic planning leads to strategic thinking. If strategic changes are to be realised then this book is a must for those who want to make that happen! Professor Philip Dewe; Birkbeck, University of London Solving the Strategy Delusion hits at the very core of challenges that most organisations suffer from in the current era. Too many organisations continue to plod along with old-fashioned thinking even if the paradigms have changed dramatically around them. This pioneering book delves into the causes of such delusions which occur around the much-exploited term of strategy. The authors present a compelling in-depth, incisive, and to the point view based on their vast industry experience and decades of academic pursuit on the subject of strategy and organisational behaviour. This is a can't-put-down book and a must-read for all CEOs and executives wanting to make a real difference! Sanjay Mathur; Vice President, India & ASEAN, Foseco at the Vesuvius Group Solving the Strategy Delusion is the ultimate why, what, how, who, and when of strategy realisation in the 21st century. It will inspire, energise and give you a foundation from which to make strategy truly happen. Paul Baxter; Chief Executive and National Commander, New Zealand Fire Service Almost all organisations these days claim to have a 'strategy' - it would hardly be fashionable to not have one! But how many of these strategies are delusional, destroy value and organisations? Many - according to this original book from Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper, in which they outline cases where ingrained and delusional models of strategy were held on to, despite their shortcomings. They demonstrate how to avoid delusion and achieve strategic wisdom. Such wisdom means ditching most of the security blankets and conventions that managers and leaders still hang on to, even today, such as command and control, managing by the numbers and through stressed out workers. There are better ways and this book elaborates them! Professor Stewart Clegg; University of Technology, Sydney You are about to read a book that gives a fascinating perspective on how it doesn't work and how it should in many organisations when it comes to strategic change! The examples discussed in Solving the Strategy Delusion on how people react to change or keep holding on to the status quo are very recognisable. But in today's landscape this is not sustainable. Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper explore how to bring new strategies to life and think beyond traditional practices and models. I highly recommend this book to all Forward Thinkers and Doers out there! Rick Denekamp; Vice President, Trade & Commodity Finance, ING Bank, Netherlands Solving the Strategy Delusion is an outstanding reference for realising strategic change in today's complex environment. Zeger Degraeve; Dean, Melbourne Business School; Dean, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne Dr Marc Stigter and Sir Cary Cooper are to be congratulated for highlighting the need for a more holistic view on strategy - to use an Australian colloquialism they call a spade a bloody shovel! I commend them for that. In today's fast changing environment, we are seduced to a world of short termism without proper regard for or a focus on the future. In such a world, strategy is more often than not relegated to an annual repetition of talkfests followed by a plethora of communications of various forms without action or progress. This book challenges conventional thinking and provides invaluable and practical insights that will enable the reader to mobilise their organisation in a manner that will enable them to realise distinctive strategies which will endure. Highly recommended! Darryl McDonough; Former Chief Executive Partner, Clayton Utz Solving the Strategy Delusion doesn't naively claim to provide all the 'answers' but instead serves as a practical guide for you to challenge the status quo and change the way you think, plan, and put into practice strategic change. This is a book you are going to want to keep with you. Grant Rickard; Vice President, Systems Support - Europe, Middle East & Africa, Oracle How do you unlock deep customer insights and realise distinctive strategies? How do you overcome organisational inertia and unleash productive energies? How do you mobilise people who can, know and want to realise strategic change? This remarkable book reveals answers to these questions and in essence shows how to truly strategise from the outside-in rather than inside-out even for biased insiders. Christian Overgaard; President Danfoss China If we're completely honest, most leaders are consumed by the daily battle to ride out the bumps let alone prove we own a confident strategy that will sustain us long into the future. Authors Stigter and Cooper deconstruct the challenges we face inside and out then provide the keys to overcome organisational inertia and unleash productive energies. It's a must. Mick Crowe; Managing Director, G&S Engineering Services Solving the Strategy Delusion is a refreshingly new perspective on strategy and strategic change. We are presented with a systematic questioning on how companies tackle strategy and change, create customer value, mobilise people and exercise leadership, through several types of delusions. These topics are then explored in a sensitive and pragmatic fashion. A 'must read' in the strategic management literature. Rita Cunha; Associate Professor of Global Human Resource Management; Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon, Portugal Strategy as we know it won't cut it anymore in today's environment. The authors take us through a compelling journey on how to survive. This book is relevant to anyone with a desire to realising strategic change enduringly! Jonathan Sampson; Regional Director, Hays, Japan The book races through how to create distinctive plans with both the customer and the workforce. The detailed glossary offers a mini-MBA of its own! THE TIMES Book of the Week Written concisely and in an engaging style, Stigter and Cooper have produced a very worthwhile book here on the challenges of modern leadership The Irish Times Stigter and Cooper offer very practical insights how to embed strategy into the heart of the everyday running of a business Elite Business Magazine (UK) JV

5F9B84CA-FB88-4465-950A-DC4F9EBACF40 873488 Hardback 746195 9781137394675 1137394676 Solving the Strategy Delusion Mobilizing People and Realizing Distinctive Strategies Solving the Strategy Delusion 03/12/2014 12/03/2014 612 Business Management Monos - Academic M. Stigter; C. Cooper 48278 By (Author) Author Record 1 Independent Strategist Independent, AUSTRALIA m.stigter@bigpond.com Australian 612 Business Management Monos - Academic Scholarly Pal Scholarly V2 - Published and in Stock V2 - Published and in Stock K - Economics, finance, business & management; KJ - Business & management; KJU - Organizational theory & behaviour; KJW - Office & workplace; KJM - Management & management techniques BUS097000; BUS103000; BUS030000; BUS085000; BUS041000 Business and Management - Management; Business and Management - Leadership and Strategy; Business and Management - Organisational Behaviour Professional andScholarly 29.99 29.99 45.00 Green Hardback with jacket (jacketed cloth) 192 0 216 140 Millimetres 13 216 Millimetres 138 363 Grams importv 2015-03-10 05:28:00.533 Words 102617 All Formats 2013-10-22 11:00:00.000 Full Term Copyright 1. What's Going On? 2. Strategic Sensing Not Just Thinking 3. Co-Creating a Compelling Story 4. Co-Creating Distinctive Strategies 5. Realising Distinctive Strategies 6. Overcoming Inertia 7. Sustaining Organisational Energy Solving the Strategy Delusion matters to anyone interested in realising strategy in the 21st century. The book challenges conventional and 'delusional' approaches to strategy. It offers different ways of seeing, thinking, planning, acting, and mobilising when it comes to making strategy happen in a world of volatility and complexity. Solving the Strategy Delusion is a comprehensive and insightful remedy for the field of strategic change, and advances the subject in original ways. Everyone working at senior levels of business and policy should read this book. This is a fresh and decisive contribution to the canon of strategy. Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide of Saatchi & Saatchi Solving the Strategy Delusion opens new windows for looking at realising strategy. It rewrites ingrained behavioural practices to fit today's extraordinary strategic challenges. Fons Trompenaars; Ranked one of the top 50 Most Influential Management Thinkers in 2013 and co-author of Riding the Waves of Culture - Understanding Diversity in Global Business Thisremarkable book is a survival guide for business leaders who have found the ground shifting quickly beneath their feet. But more than that it's a logical path forward showing us how to realise distinctive strategies by unlocking the energy of people within the organisation. It's clever and timely. Tony Gillies; Editor in Chief, Australian Associated Press Don't even think of embarking on any strategic change effort without reading this book first! It demonstrates not only why conventional planning has become irrelevant but, importantly, how to see, feel, think, and act strategically in today's fast changing environment. James Sutherland; Chief Executive Officer, Cricket Australia Don't be deluded that strategic planning leads to strategic thinking. If strategic changes are to be realised then this book is a must for those who want to make that happen! Professor Philip Dewe; Birkbeck, University of London Solving the Strategy Delusion hits at the very core of challenges that most organisations suffer from in the current era. Too many organisations continue to plod along with old-fashioned thinking even if the paradigms have changed dramatically around them. This pioneering book delves into the causes of such delusions which occur around the much-exploited term of strategy. The authors present a compelling in-depth, incisive, and to the point view based on their vast industry experience and decades of academic pursuit on the subject of strategy and organisational behaviour. This is a can't-put-down book and a must-read for all CEOs and executives wanting to make a real difference! Sanjay Mathur; ...

Stanley Aronowitz, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA M. Lane Bruner, Georgia State University, USA Kevin Bruyneel, Babson College, USA Jon Dietrick, Babson College, USA Emily M. Drew, Willamette University, USA Henry A. Giroux, McMaster University, Canada Robin Truth Goodman, Florida State University, USA Dick Howard, Stony Brook University, USA Ted Kafala, College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA Kristin Lawler, College of Mount Saint Vincent, USA Pepi Leistyna, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA Lisa Nel, independent scholar Ann Neumann, Drew University, USA Ravi K. Perry, Mississippi State University, USA Yasmiyn Irizarry, Mississippi State University, USA Timothy J. Fair, Mississippi State University, USA Raúl Rubio, John Jay College of the City University of New York, USA Thomas Thorp, Saint Xavier University, USA bell hooks, independent scholar