{"product_id":"the-future-is-asian-commerce-conflict-and-culture-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","title":"The Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict, and Culture in the 21st Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eParag Khanna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the 19th century, the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century, it was Americanized. Now, in the 21st century, the world is being Asianized.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \"Asian Century\" is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China, the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan, Russia to Australia, Turkey to Indonesia--linking five billion people through trade, finance, infrastructure, and diplomatic networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. China has taken a lead in building the new Silk Roads across Asia, but it will not lead it alone. Rather, Asia is rapidly returning to the centuries-old patterns of commerce, conflict, and cultural exchange that thrived long before European colonialism and American dominance. Asians will determine their own future--and as they collectively assert their interests around the world, they will determine ours as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is no more important region of the world for us to better understand than Asia - and thus we cannot afford to keep getting Asia so wrong. Asia's complexity has led to common misdiagnoses: Western thinking on Asia conflates the entire region with China, predicts imminent World War III around every corner, and regularly forecasts debt-driven collapse for the region's major economies. But in reality, the region is experiencing a confident new wave of growth led by younger societies from India to the Philippines, nationalist leaders have put aside territorial disputes in favor of integration, and today's infrastructure investments are the platform for the next generation of digital innovation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf the nineteenth century featured the Europeanization of the world, and the twentieth century its Americanization, then the twenty-first century is the time of Asianization. From investment portfolios and trade wars to Hollywood movies and university admissions, no aspect of life is immune from Asianization. With America's tech sector dependent on Asian talent and politicians praising Asia's glittering cities and efficient governments, Asia is permanently in our nation's consciousness. We know this will be the Asian century. Now we finally have an accurate picture of what it will look like.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eParag Khanna is the founder and CEO of AlphaGeo, the leading AI-powered geospatial predictive location analytics platform. He is the internationally bestselling author of seven books including \u003ci\u003eMOVE: Where People Are Going for a Better Future\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), preceded by \u003ci\u003eThe Future Is Asian: Commerce, Conflict \u0026amp; Culture in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), as well as a trilogy of books on the future of world order beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), followed by \u003ci\u003eHow to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and concluding with \u003ci\u003eConnectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eTechnocracy in America: Rise of the Info-State\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHybrid Reality: Thriving in the Emerging Human-Technology Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). Parag was named one of \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e's \"75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century,\" and featured in \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Smart List.\" He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, and bachelor's and master's degrees from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Born in India and raised in the UAE, New York, and Germany, he has traveled to more than 150 countries and is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52943669592288,"sku":"9781501196263","price":33.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/QZC_eqlo_89781501196263.webp?v=1781587037","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-is-asian-commerce-conflict-and-culture-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}