The olive tree represents parochialism; the Lexus is a luxury Japanese car
made by robots. Journalist Thomas Friedland takes them as symbols of the
tensions in the new post-Cold War era of globalisation. His globetrotting tour
of fanaticism and fast food, missiles and modems is lucid and engaging, but The
Lexus and the Olive Tree is unable to break out of an American world view and
ends up being a bit banal. Published by HarperCollins, £19.99, ISBN
0002570149.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
News
Life
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
News
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ
How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after
Features
Mind
‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
Comment
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles
1
How menopause radically changes the brain – and what happens after
2
Woman with Alzheimer's starts conversing again after taking psilocybin
3
People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it
4
New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
5
‘Fusogenic’ neurosurgery let paralysed pigs walk again – are we next?
6
A promising natural technique to remove CO2 could backfire
7
We've found a mysterious substance on Titan and Pluto
8
Can prebiotics, probiotics or postbiotics help your ageing microbiome?
9
Faecal transplant makes the brains of old mice act young again
10
A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp
