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The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]

A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

By Friedman, Thomas L./ Wyman, Oliver (NRT), Thomas L. Friedman

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| Audio Cassette | 9781427200174

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the twenty-first century
When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter “Y2K to March 2004,”Continue

The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist gives a bold, timely, and surprising picture of the state of globalization in the twenty-first century
When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter “Y2K to March 2004,” what will theysay was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world’s two biggest nations, giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? And with this “flattening” of the globe, which requires us to run faster in order to stay in place, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? In this brilliant new work, the award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman demystifies the brave new world, allowing listeners to make sense of the often bewildering global scene unfolding before their eyes. With his inimitable ability to translate complex foreign policy and economic issues, Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the twenty-first century; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. The World Is Flat is the timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one of our most respected journalists.

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  • 4 people find this helpful

    Important and convincing

    An important book on globalization. The episodes are so fascinating that you'll agree he's "got the best job of the world." You may say that he's magnifying the exceptions or extreme examples that he has the priviledge to observe. But that's probably out of neccessity as he attempts to paint a convi ... (continue)

    An important book on globalization. The episodes are so fascinating that you'll agree he's "got the best job of the world." You may say that he's magnifying the exceptions or extreme examples that he has the priviledge to observe. But that's probably out of neccessity as he attempts to paint a convincing picture of the future by picking up bits from today. In that regard, he's done an excellent job.

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    Greg Sung said on Jan 21, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | 1 feedback

  • 3 people find this helpful

    Inspiring, leads to a lot of thinking. But repeating the same message over and over again using 500 pages is a bit crazy. This book should only need 300 pages given its actual content.

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    老林 said on Jun 23, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    Friedman takes you through a journey into the world of internet,outsouring, insourcing and everything else that makes the world as it is today.

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    Annam_Mathews said on Jul 6, 2006 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • This is the hardest book I have ever read. However, I do wish to complete this book one day in the future...when I am financial free!

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    Lukagod said on Jun 1, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • interesting report on the development of the internet, but onesided, rather superficial overall evaluation of the world's supposed flatness - surprising (?) unawareness (?) in hailing capitalism and the free market as universally good joybringers in a globalised, "flat" world (...).

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    Kappa said on Nov 5, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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