Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-04-04
Books mentioned on The Most Amazing — and Dangerous — Technology in the World
Ezra Klein recommended Chip War by Chris Miller. Chris Miller recommended The World for Sale, Complete by Gilbert Parker, Nexus by Jonathan Reed Winkler, Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion by Joseph Torigian, and Coercion by Michael R. Rhodes.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Chip War
Chip War by Chris Miller is an essential exploration of the semiconductor industry and its profound influence on global geopolitics.
Recommended“whoever controls semiconductors controls the future and it turns out for reasons I didn't really understand until I read Chris Miller's book chipor and semiconductors really can be controlled... I really do recommend reading this one”
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The World for Sale, Complete
The World for Sale, Complete by Gilbert Parker is an eye-opening investigative account that explores the secretive world of global commodity traders and their unseen role in distributing the world's raw materials, oil, and minerals.
Recommended“well I I start with the world for sale which is an extraordinary account of commodity Traders uh who play a unseen role in the middle of the network that deliver oil and minerals and and metals”
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Nexus
Nexus is an in-depth historical study examining telegraph cables and global government communication networks during the early twentieth century.
Recommended“a second book I'd recommend which picks up on a lot of the discussions we've had about networks is a book called Nexus by Jonathan Winkler which is a a study of telegraph cables during the early 20th century”
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Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion
Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion is a detailed historical and political examination focusing on high-level decision-making and governance in China.
Recommended“and then a third book which was published last year which I strongly recommend is a book on decision making in China called Prestige manipulation and coercion which is an extraordinary account of high politics in in China”
Where to get it
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Coercion
Coercion is a deep exploration of high political decision-making and strategic governance.
Recommended“and then a third book which was published last year which I strongly recommend is a book on decision making in China called Prestige manipulation and coercion which is an extraordinary account of high politics in in China”
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