The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Globalized World in the 21st Century

Author(s): Thomas Friedman

SECONDHAND BOOKS | POLITICS

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter 'Y2K to March 2004', what will they say 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 globalisation? And with this 'flattening' of the globe, which requires us to run faster in order to stay in one place, has the world got too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? In this brilliant new book, the award-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman demystifies the brave new world for readers, allowing them 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 21st century; what it means to countries, companies, communities and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt. First published 2005.

2005. Reprint. A very good copy with age tanning to the edges of the text block and a small ink date to the top of the half title page. The d/w is unclipped and very good with light edge bumping and a price sticker to the rear panel.

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Thomas Friedman has won the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work at The New York Times. He is the author of two best-selling books, From Beirut to Jerusalem, and The Lexus and the Olive Tree.

General Fields

  • : 9780713998788
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Allen Lane
  • : 0.872
  • : March 2005
  • : 241mm X 159mm X 44mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 496
  • : very good
  • : 303.4833
  • : Hardback
  • : Thomas Friedman