New Releases by Thomas L Friedman

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development at the dawn of the 21st century--the attacks of 9/11, or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world''s two biggest nations, and giving them a huge new stake in the success of globalization? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner? Friedman explains how the flattening of the world happened; what it means to countries, companies, communities, and individuals; and how governments and societies can, and must, adapt.

Offers a concise history of globalization, discussing a wide range of topics, from the September 11 terrorist attacks to the growth of the middle class in both China and India.

Editorialiste au New York Times, Thomas L Friedman analyse jour après jour les crises internationales et la politique étrangère américaine. Paix des peuples, guerres des nations rassemble ses chroniques depuis le 11 septembre 2001, l''événement certainement le plus traumatique de ce début de siècle. Elles sont suivies de son journal de reporter à travers le monde, de l''Afghanistan à Israël, de l''Europe à l''Indonésie en passant par l''Arabie Saoudite. Interlocuteur privilégié des principaux protagonistes d''une histoire pleine de sang, de fureur, de ressentiment et de non-dits, mais aussi des hommes et des femmes des rues, des bazars, des souks et des écoles, Thomas L Friedman développe une lecture des événements actuels incisive, pénétrante, loin des clichés et du confort intellectuel. Au-delà du manichéisme habituel, il nous donne ici les clefs indispensables à la compréhension d''un monde en pleine mutation.

America''s leading observer of the international scene on the minute-by-minute events of September 11, 2001--before, during and after . As the Foreign Affairs columnist for the The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman is in a unique position to interpret the world for American readers. Twice a week, Friedman''s celebrated commentary provides the most trenchant, pithy,and illuminating perspective in journalism. Longitudes and Attitudes contains the columns Friedman has published about the most momentous news story of our time, as well as a diary of his experiences and reactions during this period of crisis. As the author writes, the book is "not meant to be a comprehensive study of September 11 and all the factors that went into it. Rather, my hope is that it will constitute a ''word album'' that captures and preserves the raw, unpolished, emotional and analytical responses that illustrate how I, and others, felt as we tried to grapple with September and its aftermath, as they were unfolding." Readers have repeatedly said that Friedman has expressed the essence of their own feelings, helping them not only by explaining who "they" are, but also by reassuring us about who "we" are. More than any other journalist writing, Friedman gives voice to America''s awakening sense of its role in a changed world.

From one of our most perceptive commentators and winner of the National Book Award, a comprehensive look at the new world of globalization, the international system that, more than anything else, is shaping world affairs today. As the Foreign Affairs columnist forThe New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman has traveled the globe, interviewing people from all walks of contemporary life: Brazilian peasants in the Amazon rain forest, new entrepreneurs in Indonesia, Islamic students in Teheran, and the financial wizards on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. Now Friedman has drawn on his years on the road to produce an engrossing and original look at globalization. Globalization, he argues, is not just a phenomenon and not just a passing trend. It is the international system that replaced the Cold War system; the new, well-greased, interconnected system: Globalization is the integration of capital, technology, and information across national borders, in a way that is creating a single global market and, to some degreee, a global village. Simply put, one can''t possibly understand the morning news or one''s own investments without some grasp of the system. Just one example: During the Cold War, we reached for the hot line between the White House and the Kremlin--a symbol that we were all divided but at least the two superpowers were in charge. In the era of globalization, we reach for the Internet--a symbol that we are all connected but nobody is totally in charge. With vivid stories and a set of original terms and concepts, Friedman offers readers remarkable access to his unique understanding of this new world order, and shows us how to see this new system. He dramatizes the conflict of "the Lexus and the olive tree"--the tension between the globalization system and ancient forces of culture, geography, tradition, and community. He also details the powerful backlash that globalization produces among those who feel brutalized by it, and he spells out what we all need to do to keep the system in balance. Finding the proper balance between the Lexus and the olive tree is the great drama of he globalization era, and the ultimate theme of Friedman''s challenging, provocative book--essential reading for all who care about how the world really works.

Globalization is not just a phenomenon and not just a passing trend. It is the international system that replaced the Cold War system, according to Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times. You cannot understand the morning news or know where to invest your money or think about where the world is going, Friedman explains, unless you understand this new system which is influencing the domestic policies and international relations of virtually every country in the world today.

Thomas L. Friedman viajou pelos quatro cantos do globo entrevistando pessoas dos mais variados setores. Como resultado dessas andanças e de uma compreensão privilegiada do mundo contemporâneo, o autor apresenta um livro instigante e original sobre o novo sistema que domina o cenário internacional - a globalização. Além de dissecar o significado desse sistema, que substituiu a Guerra Fria, o autor nos mostra a tensão existente entre a globalização e as velhas forças da cultura, da geografia, da tradição e da comunidade.

Tradicion versus innovacion es un libro fundamental sobre la globalizacion, es decir el sistema que ha reemplazado a la geopolitica de la Guerra Fria como la fuerza que define los asuntos mundiales de la actualidad.El simbolo de la Guerra Fria era un muro que dividia a todos. El simbolo del sistema de la globalizacion es la red informatica que une a todos.El documento definitorio de la Guerra Fria era el Tratado. El documento definitorio del sistema de la globalizacion es El Trato.Si la ansiedad tipica de la Guerra Fria era el temor a ser aniquilado por un enemigo que se conocia demasiado bien en un mundo que era estable, la ansiedad tipica de la globalizacion es el temor al cambio rapido producido por un enemigo que no se ve, que no se toca ni se siente: la sensacion de que nuestra vida puede cambiar en cualquier momento por la accion de fuerzas economicas y tecnologicas anonimas.Durante la Guerra Fria, echabamos mano a la linea de emergencia entre la Casa Blanca y el Kremlin, un simbolo de que todos estabamos divididos, pero que al menos habia dos superpotencias a cargo de la situacion. En la era de la globalizacion, echamos mano a internet, un simbolo de que todos estamos conectados pero que nadie esta absolutamente a cargo de nada.En la Guerra Fria, la pregunta formulada con mayor frecuencia era: ''que tamano tiene tu misil?. En la globalizacion, la pregunta formulada con mayor frecuencia es: Que velocidad tiene tu modem?''.

This revised edition of the number-one bestseller and winner of the 1989 National Book Award includes the Pulitzer Prize Winning author''s new, updated epilogue.

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Vivemos num Mundo Plano- o que isso significa para as empresas, países, comunidades, cidadãos; e como os governos e as sociedades podem e devem adaptar-se a esta nova realidade, são algumas das respostas que o autor Thomas L. Friedman avança nesta obra. Como é que um país se desenvolve? é um dos tópicos abordados por Thomas Friedman, um reconhecido jornalista norte-americano, que resume esta obra como uma breve história do século XXI. Como o mundo tornou-se plano; A América e o Mundo Plano; Os países em vias de desenvolvimento e o Mundo Plano; Empresas e o Mundo Plano; Geopolítica e o Mundo Plano e Conclusão- imaginação são as seis seções principais deste livro, dividido em 13 capítulos.