"This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather
about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's
important new work on the era we are now entering. Following
on the success of his best-selling The Future of Freedom,
Zakaria describes with equal prescience a world in which the
United States will no longer dominate the global economy,
orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the
"rise of the rest"—the growth of countries like China,
India, Brazil, Russia, and many others—as the great story of
our time, and one that will reshape the world. The tallest
buildings, biggest dams, largest-selling movies, and most
advanced cell phones are all being built outside the United
States. This economic growth is producing political
confidence, national pride, and potentially international
problems. How should the United States understand and thrive
in this rapidly changing international climate? What does it
mean to live in a truly global era? Zakaria answers these
questions with his customary lucidity, insight, and imagination.
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