The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

Thomas L. Friedman

Jul 2007 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Oliver Wyman

About this audiobook

When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development in the first few years of the twenty-first century? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing, creating an explosion of wealth in the middle classes of the world's two biggest nations? And with this "flattening" of the globe, has the world gotten too small and too fast for human beings and their political systems to adjust in a stable manner?

Ratings and reviews

A clear and concise view of the socioeconomic and technological forces shaping the 21st century. A must for every professional in the world

About the author

Thomas L. Friedman is a three-time Pulitzer Prize—winner and the author of From Beirut to Jerusalem, winner of the National Book Award for nonfiction, The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, and Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his family.