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02099cam a2200277 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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156914518 |
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070723s2007 nyu 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0312425074 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780312425074 (pbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
AMP |
| Transcribing agency |
AMP |
| Modifying agency |
BAKER |
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YDXCP |
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BTCTA |
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OCLCQ |
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SLU |
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UPZ |
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UBA |
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NSB |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
303.4833 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
22 |
| Classification number |
303.4833 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Friedman, Thomas L |
| 245 14 - 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 |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st Picador ed., Further updated and expanded, [Pbk. ed.] |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux : |
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Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 660 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
21 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Release 3.0 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In this book the author, a New York Times columnist advances the work on globalization published in his book The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Claiming that the world is now at an important historical point, as important as the changes brought by the discoveries by Columbus or by the Industrial Revolution, he analyzes the events, inventions, and business practices that have resulted in a changed world, one he calls Globalization 3.0. In this new edition he includes fresh stories and insights to help us understand the flattening of the world. Weaving new information into his overall thesis, and answering questions he has been most frequently asked by parents across the country, this third edition also includes two new chapters, on how to be a political activist and social entrepreneur in a flat world; and on the question of how to manage our reputations and privacy in a world where we are all becoming publishers and public figures. This book serves as an update on globalization, its opportunities for individual empowerment, its achievements at lifting millions out of poverty, and its drawbacks, environmental, social, and political |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Diffusion of innovations |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Information society |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Globalization |
| General subdivision |
Economic aspects |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Globalization |
| General subdivision |
Social aspects |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Books |
