The world is changing, as power shifts from the West ... to the rest
The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. This book shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift.
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The world is changing, as power shifts from the West ... to the rest
The growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya generates a fresh landscape. This book shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift.
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The world is changing, as power shifts from the West ... to the restThe growth of countries such as India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and Kenya is generating a new landscape. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, highest-grossing movies and most advanced mobile phones are now all being made outside Europe and the United States. Countries that previously lacked polotical confidence and national pride are finding them.Is this an opportunity, or a threat? Fareed Zakaria's acclaimed bestseller, now expanded with a new afterword and throroughly updated throughout, has been heralded as the most thought-provoking book yet on our uncertain times. With lucidity, insight and imagination, he shows how the West must transform its global strategy, moving from a position of hegemony to one that recognizes this seismic power shift.
Critic Reviews
“Thought provoking and important ... read Zakaria to know what has, should and will happen”
Observer
Zakaria's writing is clear and strong ... The Post-American World cites a dazzling array of anecdotes, incidents, quotations and statistics Economist
A relentlessly intelligent book that eschews simple-minded projections -- Josef Joffe NYT Book Review
A thoughtful, reasoned and hopeful sketch of global power and politics in the twenty-first century -- David Goldblatt Independent
About the Author
Fareed Zakaria is host of CNN's flagship international affairs program (Fareed Zakaria GPS), Editor-at-Large of TIME, a Washington Post columnist and a New York Times bestselling author. He was described in 1999 by Esquire as 'the most influential foreign policy advisor of his generation'. In 2010, Foreign Policy named him as one of the Top 100 global thinkers. He lives in New York City.
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