Friedman, Thomas L. The world is flat : a brief history of the twenty-first century / Thomas L. Friedman. - 1st ed. - New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. - viii, 488 p. ; 24 cm. Includes index. ISBN: 0374292884 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780374292881 (hardcover : alk. paper) LCCN: 2004028685 Subjects--Topical Terms: Diffusion of innovations.Information society.Globalization--Economic aspects.Globalization--Social aspects. LC Class. No.: HM846 / .F74 2005