Perspectives on Globalization
Fareed Zakaria’s new book on the economic and social aspects of globalization, The Post-American World, has received excellent reviews and lots of publicity. (There’s a lengthy excerpt in Newsweek, where Zakaria is a columnist.) It has been praised for Zakaria’s intelligent and nuanced analysis and examination of the “rise of the rest,” specifically China and India. The Post-American World is just the latest in a growing list of books examining all sides of the globalization phenomenon. The first title to really take off was New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman’s The World is Flat, first published in 2005, which has been updated twice (most recently for the paperback edition).