The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century /

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...

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Main Author: Friedman, Thomas L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
Edition:[Release 2.0], updated and expanded.
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Summary: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 twenty-first century; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.
Item Description:ISBN reused from the previous [1st] updated and expanded edition with different pagination.
New to [Release 2.0], updated and expanded edition, the author added: From untouchables to untouchables, pages 566-571.
Includes index.
Physical Description:viii, 600 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:0374292795
9780374292799