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The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Tom Friedman





The Lexus and the Olive Tree

by Tom Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux; May 2000

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Tom Friedman's The Lexus and the Olive Tree is an exploration of globalization, the technical and economic revolution that is changing our lives. Friedman sees the Lexus as the symbol of efficient, global industry and the olive tree as the symbol of wealth and success in the old economy.

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Links for this book:
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Also by this author:
From Beirut to Jerusalem; Alfred A. Knopf; July 1990

Longitudes and Attitudes: America in the Age of Terrorism; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; September 2002

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