Hardball

Author: (USA) Matthew Mathews, translated by Lin Meng and Wu Qunfang
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: "Hardball" is a unique and profound concept created in this book. It refers, both literally and figuratively, to the competitive game in politics where figures strive for victory, power, and achievement through practical, bold, and relentless efforts—like a "win at all costs" battle. It also encompasses the various clever and powerful tactics and skills they employ in this intense "head-on" or "full-court press" game. In Mathews' view, the world is like a big field or many fields, and only those who can play hardball can succeed. If a person masters the rules of the hardball game, in a world filled with political maneuvering, they can secure a place and achieve great success. "Hardball" is both hard and round, making it an exceptionally fitting metaphor for the games and methods of the powerful.