That used to be us : how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0374288909 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780374288907 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Desc
xiv, 380 pages ; 24 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Goleta Valley Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 973.932 | On Shelf |
Lompoc Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 973.932 F911 | On Shelf |
Solvang Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 973.932 | On Shelf |
Village Library - Adult Non-Fiction | 973.932 F911 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0374288909 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780374288907 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
This book makes recommendations for meeting four major challenges currently facing the United States, including globalization, the information technology revolution, chronic deficits, and unbalanced energy consumption. America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In this book the authors analyze those challenges, globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption, and spell out what needs to be done now to rediscover America's power and prowess. They explain how the end of the cold war blinded the nation to the need to address these issues seriously. They show how America's history, when properly understood, provides the key to coping successfully and explain how the paralysis of the U.S. political system and the erosion of key American values have made it impossible to carry out the policies the country needs. This work is both a searching exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Creative ability -- United States.
Education and state -- United States.
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- Forecasting.
Education and state -- United States.
Globalization -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Information technology -- Social aspects -- United States.
Power (Social sciences) -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
United States -- Politics and government -- Forecasting.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Friedman, T. L., & Mandelbaum, M. (2011). That used to be us: how America fell behind in the world it invented and how we can come back . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Friedman, Thomas L and Michael. Mandelbaum. 2011. That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Friedman, Thomas L and Michael. Mandelbaum. That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Friedman, Thomas L., and Michael Mandelbaum. That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
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