As Israelis and Palestinians negotiate separation and division of their land, Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, maintains that any expectations for "peaceful partition" are doomed. In his brave and controversial new book, he raises the possibility of a confederation of Israel/Palestine, the only solution that he feels will bring lasting peace. The seven million people in the territory between Jordan and the Mediterranean are mutually dependent regarding employment, water, land use, ecology, transportation, and all other spheres of human activity. Each side, Benvenisti...
As Israelis and Palestinians negotiate separation and division of their land, Meron Benvenisti, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, maintains that any e...
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and bestselling author of From Beirut to Jerusalem and The Lexus and the Olive Treecomes this smart, penetrating, brilliantly informed book that is indispensable for understanding today's radically new world and America's complex place in it. Thomas L. Freidmanreceived his third Pulitzer Prize in 2002 "for his clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat." In Longitudes and Attitudeshe gives us all of the columns he...
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist and bestselling author of From Beirut to Jerusalem and The Lexus and the Oli...
Der Weltbestseller im Taschenbuch, erweitert und aktualisiert: Thomas L. Friedmans kontrovers diskutierte Bestandsaufnahme der Gegenwart ist zugleich packe Reportage und prgnante Einfhrung in das, was die Welt von heute im Innersten antreibt. Globale Wertschpfungsketten und Insourcing, RFID und Workflow: Friedman schildert die Hintergrnde der Schlagworte, stellt uns Menschen vor, deren Visionen unsere Zukunft bestimmen, und fhrt hinter die Kulissen der Wirtschaftswelt, ob in Bangalore, Indien, wo der asiatische Boom kulminiert, oder in Bentonville, Arkansas, wo das Herz von Wal-Mart schlgt,...
Der Weltbestseller im Taschenbuch, erweitert und aktualisiert: Thomas L. Friedmans kontrovers diskutierte Bestandsaufnahme der Gegenwart ist zugleich ...
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2011
In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum analyze the four major challenges we face as a country---globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and our pattern of energy consumption---and spell out what we need to do now to preserve American power in the world. The end of the Cold War blinded the nation to the need to address these issues seriously, and China's educational successes, industrial might, and technological prowess...
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2011
"A brilliant guide for the here and now."---The New York Times Book Review
In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows how technology, capital, and information are transforming the global marketplace, leveling old geographic and geopolitical boundaries. With bold reporting and acute analysis, Friedman dramatizes the conflict between globalizing forces and local cultures, and he shows why a balance between progress and the preservation of ancient traditions will ensure a better future for all. The Lexus and the Olive Tree is an...
"A brilliant guide for the here and now."---The New York Times Book Review
In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Th...
