托马斯.弗里德曼撰写的《世界是平的———21世纪简史》由湖南科学技术出版社于2006年出版。本书主要讲述了近几年来全球化对当代世界的重要影响,作者主要集中从科技与经济领域展开讨论。本书对全球化和全球时代的人类历史持一种乐观的态度,认为在全球化的推动下,世界将变得越 “The World Is Flat - A Brief History of the 21st Century” by Thomas Friedman was published by Hunan Science and Technology Press in 2006. This book mainly tells about the important influence of globalization on the contemporary world in recent years. The author mainly focuses on the discussion in the field of science and technology and economy. This book holds an optimistic attitude towards globalization and the human history in the global era. It believes that under the impetus of globalization, the world will become more prosperous