The World Is Flat

托马斯·弗里德曼是《纽约时报》的专栏作家，曾三次赢得普利策奖。在其1999年出版的经典著作《了解全球化：凌志汽车与橄榄树》当中，他提出了新科技和全球化与传统文化的联系，引发了西方学界一场关于全球化问题的大争论。他认为现在的社会必定抵挡不了全球化的浪潮，全球化的趋势是不可阻挡的。在《世界是平的：21世纪简史》出版之前，他已经是美国公认最有影响力的新闻工作者。

出版者:Penguin Books Ltd (UK)

作者:Thomas Friedman

页数:672

出版时间:2007-07-31

价格:$ 24.25

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780141034898

图书标签:经济Globalization经济学英文原版政治Non-fictionEconomics可持续性发展

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The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization ndash; a flattening' of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means that suddenly knowledge pools and resources have connected all over the planet, levelling the playing field as never before, so that each of us is potentially an equal ndash; and competitor ndash; of the other. The rules of the game have changed forever ndash; but does this death of distance', which requires us all to run faster in order to stay in the same place, mean the world has got too small and too flat too fast for us to adjust? Friedman brilliantly demystifies the exciting, often bewildering, global scene unfolding before our eyes, one which we sense but barely yet understand. The World is Flat is the most timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and its discontents, powerfully illuminated by a world-class writer. In his new chapters: 'If It's Not Happening, It's Because You're Not Doing It' and 'What Happens When We All Have Dog's Hearing?' the author explores both the benefits and disadvantages of the very latest developments in global communication. The emergent popularity of blogging, pod-casting, YouTube and MySpace enable the modern world citizen to broadcast their views to a potential audience of billions, and the proliferation of Internet access to even the poorest communities gives everyone who wants to the tools to address issues of social injustice and inequality. On the other hand the technology that seems to improve communication on a global scale causes it to deteriorate on a local scale. Identifying ours as 'The Age of Interruption', Friedman discusses the annoyance and dangers of BlackBerrys in meeting rooms, hands-free kits in conversation and using a phone or iPod whilst driving. In an age when we are always 'connected' via email or mobile phone how can we hope to concentrate on one thing without interruption? As expected the author has revitalised this new edition of The World Is Flat with timely insights into the nature of our flat world.

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an amazing one

读reading里提到Friedman于是想到这本书。常读常新。典型的NYTimes语调是挺疼的。。内容很不错。

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读reading里提到Friedman于是想到这本书。常读常新。典型的NYTimes语调是挺疼的。。内容很不错。

在保守思潮大行其道的今天，再看这本书。且观望2019.03.29英国能否脱欧吧。