title:the lexus and the olive tree. It is about globalization and its worldly views.

Understanding the book written by Thomas Friedman titled "The Lexus and the Olive Tree", current relationship between globalization and international terrorism is unconstructive and rather depressing. Furthermore, I completely concur with Mr. Friedman's interpretation of globalization with its backlash. Maintaining our geographic, historic, spiritual and linguistic expressions of whom we belong is an ultimate struggle against the technological revolution and modernization which globalization greatly offers. (Friedman, 2000) In addition, the opposed to globalization are indeed threatened …

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