It's Not Easy Being Green

(The book is a tour de force of such linguistic constructions, carried along by an enthusiastic writing style that in the hands of a lesser author would resemble the overwrought prose of business books.) Those who have read Friedman's previous book, The World Is Flat, already know that "fl...

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Published inCurrent History Vol. 108; no. 714; p. 44
Main Author Finan, William W.
Format Book Review Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oakland Current History, Inc 01.01.2009
University of California Press, Journals & Digital Publishing Division
Subjects
Climate Change
Contemporary history
Ecology
Environmental Policy
Environmentalism
Global warming
Globalization
Iraq War-2003
Nonfiction
Review articles
Revolutions
Sustainable Development
United States of America
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Summary:(The book is a tour de force of such linguistic constructions, carried along by an enthusiastic writing style that in the hands of a lesser author would resemble the overwrought prose of business books.) Those who have read Friedman's previous book, The World Is Flat, already know that "flatness" refers to the idea that hierarchical information relationships are breaking down because of the internet and the microchip. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is at heart an attempt to spell out the looming consequences of global warming, and also to show that Americans can seize the project of creating a new world order grounded in greenness.
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ISSN:0011-3530
1944-785X
DOI:10.1525/curh.2009.108.714.44