MARC details
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02214nam a22003377a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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33441 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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BD-DhAAL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230508120220.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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180718t2007 xxu||||| |||| 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780312425074 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0312425074 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
BD-DhAAL |
| Modifying agency |
BD-DhAAL |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
330.90511 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Friedman, Thomas L. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
27515 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The world is flat : |
| Remainder of title |
a brief history of the twenty-first century / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Thomas L. Friedman |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
The world is flat |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
first edition (2005) |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Picador, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 660 pages : |
| Dimensions |
21 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
HOW THE WORLD BECAME FLAT: While I was sleeping ; The ten forces that flattened the world ; The triple convergence ; The great sorting out ; AMERICA AND THE FLAT WORLD: America and free trade ; The untouchables ; The right stuff ; The quiet crisis ; This is not a test ; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE FLAT WORLD: The Virgin of Guadalupe ; COMPANIES AND THE FLAT WORLD: How companies cope ; YOU AND THE FLAT WORLD: Globalisation of the local ; If it's not happening, it's because you're not doing it ; What happens when we all have dog's hearing? ; GEOPOLITICS AND THE FLAT WORLD: The unflat world ; The Dell theory of conflict prevention ; CONCLUSION: IMAGINATION: 11/9 versus 9/11. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
<br/>Presents an update on globalisation, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks - environmental, social, and political. Includes stories and insights to help understand the flattening of the world as well as a chapter on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur. Discusses the question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures. |
| 526 ## - STUDY PROGRAM INFORMATION NOTE |
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| Program name |
ARC |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Diffusion of innovations |
| 9 (RLIN) |
27516 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Information society |
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27517 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Globalization |
| General subdivision |
Economic aspects |
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27518 |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Globalization |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| 9 (RLIN) |
27519 |
| 852 ## - LOCATION/CALL NUMBER |
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| Location |
Ayesha Abed Library |
| Shelving location |
General Stacks |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Item type |
Book |
