The Post-American World: And The Rise Of The Rest - Softcover

Zakaria, Fareed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141038055 ISBN 13: 9780141038056

Publisher: Penguin, 2009

Synopsis

"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on the era we are now entering. Following on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom, Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the "rise of the rest"-the growth of countries like China, India, Brazil, Russia, and many others-as the great story of our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United States. This economic growth is producing political confidence, national pride, and potentially international problems. How should the United States understand and thrive in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.

About this title

About the Author

Fareed Zakaria is the editor of Newsweek International and writes a weekly column on international affairs. His previous book was the New York Times bestseller The Future of Freedom. He lives in New York City.

From the Back Cover

'Provocative and shrewd ... a lucid picture of a globalized world that is changing at light speed' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

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 is generating a new landscape. The tallest buildings, biggest dams, top-selling movies and most advanced mobile phones are now all being made outside Europe and the United States. Countries that previously lacked political confidence and national pride are finding them.

Is this an opportunity, or a threat? Fareed Zakaria's acclaimed bestseller 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 being the dominating hegemon to a role that recognizes this seismic power shift. The future we now face is the Post-American World.

'A relentlessly intelligent book that eschews simple-minded projections' Josef Joffe, NYT Book Review

'Remarkable ... will serve as a powerful guide in facing all of these challenges' Economist

'A thoughtful, reasoned and hopeful sketch of global power and politics in the twenty-first century' David Goldblatt, Independent

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141038055
• ISBN 13: 9780141038056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336