Top Ten Books on Globalization in 2005

Thinking about the world — its past, present and future — involves looking at the globe from many different angles. And to help us all on that complex journey, the year 2005 fortunately had many outstanding books to offer. Here is our list of the year’s ten best, including a few honorable mentions.

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Suketu Mehta: Maximum City — Bombay Lost and Found What changes — and challenges — does an Indian expat encounter in his former home city? [ Feature ]

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Kishore Mahbubani: Beyond the Age of Innocence What can be done to rebuild trust between America and the world? [ Feature 1 ] [ Feature 2 ]

3.

Tony Judt: Postwar How does Europe’s recent history continue to inform its present and future? [ Feature ]

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Pietra Rivoli: The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy What can the production and sale of a T-shirt teach us about the global economy? [ Feature ]

5.

Rachel DeWoskin: Foreign Babes in Beijing What is life like for an American expatriate living in China’s capital city? [ Feature ]

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Christiane Bird: A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts Can the world’s largest ethnic group without a state of their own become unified? [ Feature ]

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Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul How does Turkey’s most-famous city look through the eye’s of one of its best authors? [ Feature ]

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Alvaro Vargas Llosa: Liberty for Latin America How has Latin America’s justice system managed to escape much needed reforms? [ Feature 1 ] [ Feature 2 ]

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Peter Robb: A Death in Brazil What is life like outside Brazil’s major cities and in its more-remote regions? [ Feature ]

10.

Tariq Ramadan: Western Muslims and the Future of Islam Why do many Islamic communities in the West have trouble adapting? [ Feature ]

Honorable Mentions

Mark Leonard: Why Europe Will Run the 21st Century How is the European Union’s model going to change global interaction in the 21st century? [ Feature ]

Kenichi Ohmae: The Next Global Stage How has the breakdown of borders around the globe changed the international business environment? [ Feature 1 ] [ Feature 2 ]

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