The Lexus and the Olive Tree
Softcover book. Harper Collins Publishers London. 2000. 490 pages.
Fine Condition. Oläst. Why is half of the world intent on building a better car, while the other half is locked in primordial struggles over who owns which olive tree, which strip of land? Interaction between globalization and the ancient forces of culture, geography, gradition and community govern our lives. Award-winning Journalist Thomas Friedman has travelled the globe interviewing everyone from Brazilian peasants to new entrepreneurs in Indonesia, to Islamic students, to the finacial wizards on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.
