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[An] original and distinctive take on the question of strategy. . . . A refreshingly alternative look at the human dilemmas at the heart of strategic decision-making. --Stefan Stern Financial Times (12/13/2006) Getting Your Way gives us a fresh, powerful perspective on strategic action in social and economic life. It brings a robust theory of action and choice to sociology and political science as it breathes life into the sterile world of game theory and economics. Written with precision and flair, it is a must-read for anyone academics or practitioners interested in understanding and thriving in business, politics, organizations, and markets. --Wayne Baker, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan (05/16/2006) Getting Your Way is a wondrous book--well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy--especially game theory--identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006) What a bright and daring thinker! In Getting Your Way, James Jasper attacks the utilitarian view of strategy, which too often is imposed upon us by economists. Jasper leads us to the notion of strategic dilemmas which becomes one of the most efficient instruments of analysis. This is the most original and illuminating introduction to strategy that I have read. --Alain Touraine, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (05/16/2006) Getting Your Way gives us a fresh, powerful perspective on strategic action in social and economic life. It brings a robust theory of action and choice to sociology and political science as it breathes life into the sterile world of game theory and economics. Written with precision and flair, it is a must-read for anyone---academics or practitioners---interested in understanding and thriving in business, politics, organizations, and markets. --Wayne Baker, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan (05/16/2006) Getting Your Way is a wondrous book well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy especially game theory identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006) What a bright and daring thinker! In Getting Your Way, James Jasper attacks the utilitarian view of strategy, which too often is imposed upon us by economists. Jasper leads us to the notion of strategic dilemmas which becomes one of the most efficient instruments of analysis. This is the most original and illuminating introduction to strategy that I have read. --Alain Touraine, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (05/16/2006) What a bright and daring thinker! In Getting Your Way, James Jasper attacks the utilitarian view of strategy, which too often is imposed upon us by economists. Jasper leads us to the notion of strategic dilemmas which becomes one of the most efficient instruments of analysis. This is the most original and illuminating introduction to strategy that I have read. --Alain Touraine, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (05/16/2006) Getting Your Way is a wondrous book well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy especially game theory identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006) Getting Your Way is a wondrous book--well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy--especially game theory--identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006) What a bright and daring thinker! In Getting Your Way, James Jasper attacks the utilitarian view of strategy, which too often is imposed upon us by economists. Jasper leads us to the notion of strategic dilemmas which becomes one of the most efficient instruments of analysis. This is the most original and illuminating introduction to strategy that I have read. --Alain Touraine, Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales (05/16/2006)

Getting Your Way is a wondrous book--well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy--especially game theory--identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006)

<i>Getting Your Way</i> is a wondrous book well-written, hard-driving, interesting, creative, and important. A gifted storyteller and a brilliant analyst, Jasper uses broad-ranging examples, drawing on personal experience, philosophy, and history to convey his message that much of social interaction is strategic. Throughout Jasper pushes his analysis in ways that challenge popular accounts of strategy especially game theory identifying their deficiencies and pointing the way forward. This is a fun book to read. --Lee Clarke, author of Worst Cases (05/16/2006)

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James M. Jasper teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His previous books include The Art of Moral Protest and Restless Nation: Starting Over in America, both of which are published by the University of Chicago Press.

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