Think Like a General

[elfs]

The U.S. Army's Chief of Staff has released the 2004 "Recommended Reading" list for senior officers. Check it out. By the way, not mentioned on the list is that order is important; General Schoomaker recommends that you do not read Clash of Civilizations until you have read Thinking in Time, for example.

Comments

[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

The Lexus and The Olive Tree is a good book, but he handwaves over the issue of how to preserve cultures that are less compatible with globalization.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a good reason for that: there is no good answer. Either (a) you don't bother, or (b) you engage in paternalism "for their own good."

[sierra-nevada.livejournal.com]

or you sell it.