Main Title |
That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back / |
Author |
Friedman, Thomas L.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |
Year Published |
2011 |
OCLC Number |
706020974 |
ISBN |
9780374288907; 0374288909 |
Subjects |
Creative ability--United States ;
Education and state--United States ;
Information technology--Social aspects--United States ;
èUberschuldung ;
Globalisierung ;
Informationstechnik ;
Energieverbrauch ;
Bildungswesen ;
USA ;
Internationale Politik ;
Sozialer Wandel ;
Erziehung ;
Haushaltsdefizit ;
Education--Government policy--United States
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
BF408.F747 2011 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/01/2021 |
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Edition |
1st ed. |
Collation |
xiv, 380 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Contents Notes |
If you see something, say something -- Ignoring our problems -- Ignoring our history -- Up in the air -- Help wanted -- Homework x 2 = the American dream -- Average is over -- This is our due -- The war on math (and the future) -- The war on physics and on other good things -- The terrible twos -- The war between the parties -- Show me the money -- Devaluation -- They just didn't get the word -- Shock therapy -- Rediscovering America. America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In this book the authors analyze those challenges, globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption, and spell out what needs to be done now to rediscover America's power and prowess. They explain how the end of the cold war blinded the nation to the need to address these issues seriously. They show how America's history, when properly understood, provides the key to coping successfully and explain how the paralysis of the U.S. political system and the erosion of key American values have made it impossible to carry out the policies the country needs. This work is both a searching exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
2011 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2011020814 |
Merged OCLC records |
754847338; 951699623; 966599143; 967795364; 973964735; 980450092; 985330387; 988953999; 993269340; 995543820; 1002655809 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20210223042410 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04486cam 2200757 a 45010 |