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| Nobody |
Posted
on 19-Nov-01 10:39 AM
Recommended reading: "The Lexus and Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization" by Thomas L. Friedman. Puts globalization in cultural perspective. Will address to some of our questions about attack on cultural integrity (of Nepal).
Also relevant is the interview with Dr. Francis Fukuyama at http://www.ml.com/woml/forum/global.htm
If globalization is bad the alternative would be The Maruti and the Lemon Tree... And to borrow Dennis Miller's words, "Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong."
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| ashu |
Posted
on 20-Nov-01 01:05 AM
Hi Nobody,
Would you be interested to do a review of "The Lexus and Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization" by Thomas L. Friedman" for
The Kathmandu Post Review of Books for either December 2001 or
January 2002 issue?
Or even for later issues, if you are interested. Readers in Nepal will
surely enjoy reading about Friedman's thoughts.
A review of 700-1000 words would be great, if you can please send it to me
via email. I will then give it to my friends at Martin Chautari for editing and
eventual publication. What do you say?
For further info, please see:
http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/AS/sinhas/kprb.html
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| _BP |
Posted
on 20-Nov-01 03:59 AM
Globalization is ultimately good. There is only one race that is important on this earth. The human race. Culture and heritage upheld to the extent that we feel we cannot integrate with the rest of the world is devisive and expendable. The way you live your life defines you, not just the culture you happen to be born in. Sometimes I feel like we are so deeply immersed in our culture (and I am not just talking about Hinduism) that we unwittingly alienate people that happen to be born into another. Again, just an opinion. Discuss amongst yourselves.
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| Nobody |
Posted
on 20-Nov-01 01:50 PM
Ashu,
I appreciate your suggestion. But I definitely cannot make it for even Jan. issue. I'll have to put some thought into it from Nepalese perspective. Otherwise, there are enough reviews available online and in printing for this book. And anything I might write would be some derivative of it. Busy with school and work and final exams... I'll submit it for later issues.
A little history:
... Friedman was riding on the bullet train back to Tokyo, he read an article about the latest furor between the Arabs and Israelis. ''It struck me then that the Lexus and the olive tree were actually pretty good symbols of this post-cold-war era: Half the world seemed to be emerging from the cold war intent on building a better Lexus, dedicated to modernizing, streamlining, and privatizing their economies in order to thrive in the system of globalization. And half the world--sometimes half the same country, sometimes half the same person--was still caught up in the fight over who owns which olive tree.''
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| Sangey |
Posted
on 20-Nov-01 02:51 PM
Hmmm... While I was in Japan, I did not see a single Lexus. The Lexus RX300 model SUV that is so popular in North America had only generic Toyota mark in Japan. Perhaps Lexus is only an American branding.
Sorry for the digression.
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| Rajib Sharma |
Posted
on 21-Nov-01 02:07 AM
Two globalizations:
1. Pleople's Globalization
2. Elite Globalization
which globalization fit for us??
Rajib
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