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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 303.49 EAN: 9780393062359 ISBN: 039306235X Label: W. W. Norton Manufacturer: W. W. Norton Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: May 05, 2008 Publisher: W. W. Norton Studio: W. W. Norton Sales Rank: 32
Product Description: One of our most distinguished thinkers argues that the "rise of the rest" is the great story of our time.
"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"—the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others—as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.
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Rating: - Reads like a magazine article
The book reads much like magazine articles from Newsweek or such. This can be seen as a compliment for some, but it was a disappointing read for me.
The chosen topic of discussion is magnificent, ... Read More
Rating: - this book seems like a research paper
and i think it would have been better as a research paper. it says mostly obvious things, with some new things. it is worth reading from a library, but it is not worth buying.
Rating: - Cool, Calm and Objective
The best nonfiction book I've read this year. Zakaria brings a cool, objective analysis to a complex topic. No political tirades and only moderate finger pointing. Very much worth your time and money.
Rating: - This World Has Already Arrived
First and foremost, there is an elephant in the room.
Fareed Zakaria is a member of the PNAC: Project for the New American Century. The PNAC advocates using the US military to overthrow foreign ... Read More
Rating: - A simply amazing book.
This is an excellent, accessable book that in my opinion should be required reading for every American citizen. Zakaria cuts through the polemics of both right and left and soberly assesses the state of American ... Read More
- Reads like a magazine article
- this book seems like a research paper
- A simply amazing book.