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040			_aBD-DhAAL _dBD-DhAAL
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100			_aFriedman, Thomas L. _927515
245			_aThe world is flat : _ba brief history of the twenty-first century / _cThomas L. Friedman
246			_aThe world is flat
250			_afirst edition (2005)
260			_aNew York : _bPicador, _cc2007
300			_ax, 660 pages : _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes index
505			_a 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			_a 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			_aARC
650			_aDiffusion of innovations _927516
650			_aInformation society _927517
650			_aGlobalization _xEconomic aspects _927518
650			_aGlobalization _xSocial aspects _927519
852			_aAyesha Abed Library _cGeneral Stacks
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