The World Is Flat: The Globalized World In The Twenty-first Century

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Friedman argues that the dawn of the twenty-first century will be defined not by political or military events, but by a new era of globalization that has “flattened” the world. The rapid expansion of advanced technology has connected knowledge pools and resources globally, leveling the playing field and transforming everyone into potential equals and competitors. As the rules of this new landscape shift, the author questions whether the world has become too small and flat, too quickly, for us to adapt to the “death of distance” that now requires constant acceleration just to keep pace. In this essential update on globalization, Friedman demystifies the complex, evolving global scene. This edition includes new chapters that explore the benefits and drawbacks of the latest developments in communication. The author examines how tools like blogging, podcasting, and video-sharing platforms allow individuals to reach a global audience, and how increased internet access provides marginalized communities with the means to address social injustice. Conversely, the book identifies the “Age of Interruption,” noting how technology intended to improve global communication can degrade local interactions. Through a discussion on the perils of constant connectivity—from mobile devices in meetings to the distractions of personal electronics while driving—Friedman challenges us to consider how we can maintain focus in an age of perpetual interruption.

About the Author

Thomas L. Friedman has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize three times for his work with The New York Times, where he serves as the foreign affairs columnist, and is read by everyone from small-business owners to President Obama. Friedman is also the author of From Beirut to Jerusalem (1989), which won both the National Book Award and the Overseas Press Club Award, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999), Longitudes and Attitudes (2002), The World Is Flat (2005), which won the first Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award, and Hot, Flat, and Crowded (2008). He lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

9780141034898 ISBN
International Relations & Globalization
Politics