The Lexus and the Olive Tree

Why is half the world intent on building a better car, while the othre half is locked in primordial struggles over who owns which olive tree, which strip of land?

Award-winning journalist Thoma Friedman has travelled the globe interviewing everyone from Brazilian peasants to new entrepreneurs in Indonesia, to Islamic students, the the financial wizards on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley. He is uniquely placed to write this engrossing and exceptional account of globalization. We cannot interpret the day's news, or know where to invest our money, unless we understand this new system-the defining force in international relations and domestic policies worldwide.