That used to be us
Subtitle: what went wrong with America - and how it can come back
By: by Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
Contributors: Mandelbaum, Michael, author
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781408703588; 9781408703595
Subjects: Globalization; Information technology; Energy consumption; Budget deficits; Civilization; Politics and government; Creative ability; Education and state; Social aspects; Förenta staterna; Historia; Energieverbrauch; Globalisierung; Informationstechnik; Überschuldung; History
Description: America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. Here, the author analyses those challenges and spells out what needs to be done now to rediscover America's power and prowess.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface : Growing up in America; title: Part I. The dialogue. If you see something, say something; title: Ignoring our problems; title: Ignoring our history; title: Part II. The education challenge. Up in the air; title: Help wanted; title: Homework x 2 = the American dream; title: Average is over; title: Part III. The war on math and physics. This is our due; title: The war on math (and the future); title: The war on physics and on other good things; title: Part IV. Political failure. The terrible twos; title: "Whatever it is, I'm against it"; title: Devaluation; title: Part V. Rediscoveribg America. They just didn't get the word; title: Shock therapy; title: Rediscovering America.