Hedgehogs and Foxes or To Change China

Hedgehogs and Foxes: Character, Leadership, and Command in Organizations

Author: Abraham Zaleznik

In this compelling look at charismatic leaders and their leadership styles, Abraham Zaleznik asserts that leaders are either 'hedgehogs,' who view leadership as a single-minded track driven by unwavering rules, or 'foxes,' who assess and re-evaluate their goals and strategies based on ever-changing factors in business, politics, and culture. Covering dynamic personalities from Dwight Eisenhower to Martin Luther King, Jr., Zaleznik draws illuminating conclusions about psycho-politics and negotiations of power and command, celebrating innovative problem-solving skills.

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To Change China: Western Advisors in China, 1620-1960

Author: Jonathan D Spenc

"To change China" was the goal of foreign missionaries, soldiers, doctors, teachers, engineers, and revolutionaries for more than three hundred years. But the Chinese, while eagerly accepting Western technical advice, clung steadfastly to their own religious and cultural traditions. As a new era of relations between China and the United States begins, the tales in this volume will serve as cautionary histories for businessmen, diplomats, students, or any other foreigners who foolishly believe that they can transform this vast, enigmatic country.

"A fascinating popular book. . . . Mr. Spence has given these careers fascinating first-person detail. He is a skilled craftsman." (John K. Fairbank, The New York Review of Books)

Table of Contents:

	List of Illustrations	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xiii
1.	Schall and Verbiest: To God Through the Stars	3
2.	Peter Parker: Bodies or Souls	34
3.	Ward and Gordon: Glorious Days of Looting	57
4.	Lay and Hart: Power, Patronage, Pay	93
5.	Martin and Fryer: Trimming the Lamps	129
6.	Edward Hume: Yale for China	161
7.	Mikhail Borodin: Life in the Sun	184
8.	Todd and Bethune: Overcome All Terrors	205
9.	Chennault, Stilwell, Wedemeyer: A Compass for Shangri-La	228
10.	The Last Rounds: U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.	279
	Conclusion	289
	Chapter Notes	294
	Index	327