# The Second World

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- Book: [The Second World](https://www.bookquiver.com/parag-khanna/the-second-world) ([The Second World.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/parag-khanna/the-second-world.md))
- Authors: [Parag Khanna](https://www.bookquiver.com/parag-khanna)
- Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
- ISBN: 978-08-1297-984-8
- Pages: 496
- Published: 2009-02-10
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In The Second World, scholar Parag Khanna, chosen as one of Esquire’s 75 Most Influential People of the Twenty-First Century, reveals how America’s future depends on its ability to compete...