托馬斯·弗裏德曼是《紐約時報》的專欄作傢,曾三次贏得普利策奬。在其1999年齣版的經典著作《瞭解全球化:淩誌汽車與橄欖樹》當中,他提齣瞭新科技和全球化與傳統文化的聯係,引發瞭西方學界一場關於全球化問題的大爭論。他認為現在的社會必定抵擋不瞭全球化的浪潮,全球化的趨勢是不可阻擋的。在《世界是平的:21世紀簡史》齣版之前,他已經是美國公認最有影響力的新聞工作者。
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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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評分題記:我渴望成為你思想上的夥伴,平坦世界中的朋友! —— 不戒 一本書洗瞭我的腦,書的名字叫《世界是平的》。 讀完瞭《紐約時報》專欄作傢托馬斯•弗裏德曼的這本書,我忍不住問自己:天哪,這傢夥是怎樣做到的呢?然後,我像那隻想吃天鵝肉的賴蛤...
評分世界是平的。“平”即指“全球化”。 本書的副題是“二十一世紀簡史”(A brief history of the twenty first century)。作此書時,本世紀的第五個年頭當尚未完結,作者弗裏曼就急吼吼地要來個蓋棺論定——難怪那許多書評人看不慣他。書評人的另外一個主要批評,是說書中的觀...
評分一本書,或是文章,很多則故事,連篇纍牘,隻闡述一個意思,是少瞭點,但總比什麼都沒有來得好吧。 不幸的是:大多數的書,是什麼都沒講的。因此這一本,還值得讀。
圖書標籤: 經濟 Globalization 經濟學 英文原版 政治 Non-fiction Economics 可持續性發展
上個世紀的精英主義者老大爺。不值得讀。
評分強忍不耐煩讀完瞭這本“名著”。他到底想說什麼!
評分Embrace a flatter world!
評分10% read. It is not that kind of book with very serious arguments, as it is written in a journalist-style.but it is vivid, and interesting.
評分我是來學英語的
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