| Main Title |
The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century / |
| Author |
Friedman, Thomas L.,
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| Publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
137305761 |
| ISBN |
9780374292782; 0374292787; 9780312425074; 0312425074 |
| Subjects |
Diffusion of innovations ;
Information society ;
Globalization--Economic aspects ;
Globalization--Social aspects ;
Futures (of society) ;
Economics ;
Social environment
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
HM846F914b 2007 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/09/2019 |
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| Edition |
1st further updated and expanded hardcover ed. |
| Collation |
x, 660 pages ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
[Release] "3.0 expanded ed."--Page ix. Includes index. |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2007021424 |
| Merged OCLC records |
1022716891; 1091191369 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20250212213022 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03258cam 2200637 a 45110 |
