The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century / Thomas L. Friedman.

Author/creator Friedman, Thomas L.
Format Book
Edition1st further updated and expanded hardcover ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Descriptionx, 660 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Diffusion of innovations.
Information society.
Globalization--Economic aspects.
Globalization--Social aspects.

Contents While I was sleeping -- The ten forces that flattened the world -- The triple convergence -- The great sorting out -- America and free trade -- The untouchables -- The right stuff -- The quiet crisis -- This is not a test -- The Virgin of Guadalupe -- How companies cope -- Globalization of the local -- If it's not happening it's because you're not doing it -- What happens when we all have dog's hearing? -- The unflat world -- The Dell theory of conflict prevention -- 11/9 versus 9/11.
Abstract An account of the great changes taking place in the modern world as a result of swift advances in technology and communications, including an explosion of wealth in India and China.
General note[Release] "3.0 expanded ed."--P. ix.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2007021424
ISBN9780374292782 (alk. paper)
ISBN0374292787 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HM846 .F74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks HM846 .F74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks HM846 .F74 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold