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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century

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    His next book, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century (2005), which documents and analyzes the history of globalization, was met with both commercial success and critical acclaim. Beginning in 2003, Friedman commented extensively on the Iraq War. Although he originally supported the U.S.-led…

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