The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order

Author:   Parag Khanna
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
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9780141027784


Pages:   496
Publication Date:   30 April 2009
Format:   Paperback
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The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order


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A NEW YORK TIMES IDEA OF THE YEAR 'Takes us to a whole series of important places we might be disinclined to visit for ourselves and gives us glimpses of life on that messy borderland between the second world and the first . . . a great feat of reportage' Niall Ferguson, Financial Times 'Amid the recent surge of dashing political-military-international-affairs intellectuals, Khanna stands out as young, original, and roughed up.' Esquire At the end of the twentieth century, America dominated the world. No longer. We are on the verge of a new world order, and for anyone who wants to know who's holding the balance of power, Parag Khanna's bracing account of the increasing influence of the 'Second World' is vital reading. Reporting first-hand from more than fifty countries - in Eastern Europe, Central and East Asia, the Middle East and South America - Khanna travels through the heart of global power in the coming century, and takes you with him. Because America isn't the only choice anymore. These countries - from Libya to Venezuela to Azerbaijan - now have their pick of three superpowers- America, China and the EU. Who they choose to ally themselves with will define the coming years. 'A thrilling tour d'horizon . . . witty, intelligent, insightful portraits of regions and countries struggling to find their way amid globalization's explosive advance' Thomas Barnett, National Review 'This is the sort of reporting newspapers can no longer afford to send correspondents to do . . . compelling and exciting' Malcolm Moore, Daily Telegraph Click here to view a recent talk titled 'Invisible Maps' at the TED Global conference in Oxford, England.

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Author:   Parag Khanna
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:   Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780141027784


ISBN 10:   0141027789
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   30 April 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'Fascinating... elegantly combining historical analysis, political theory and eye-witness reports on the battle for primacy between the world's new empires' Mark Leonard, author of 'Why Europe will run the 21st Century' 'The Second World takes us to a whole series of important places ... and gives us glimpses of life on that messy borderland between the second world and first ... [a] great feat of reportage' - Niall Ferguson, The FT 'This is the sort of reporting that newspapers can no longer afford to send correspondents to do ... [Khanna's] book is compelling and exciting' The Telegraph


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Parag Khanna travelled through more than fifty countries to research The Second World. Always interested in global trends, his goal has been to integrate trends in power, conflict, environment, culture and strategy into a single framework, and to explain highly complex societies on their own terms - not only in terms of their interactions with or utility to the West. Previously a Fellow at the Brookings Insititution and manager of the Global Governance Initiative of the World Economic Forum, he is now a Fellow of the New America Foundation and is completing his Ph.D. in International Relations at the London School of Economics.

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