Here the pulitzerprize winner focuses on the headon collision in the 1970s between ford and nissan, seeing in the consequent transfer of economic power from west to east the inevitable result of american hubris. David halberstam 19342007 was the author of twentytwo books, including fifteen bestsellers. Author david halberstam talked about his career as a journalist and author as well as about his complete body of work. David halberstam was a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and the author of numerous books, including the best and the brightest, the powers that be, the. It is the third and final book of his trilogy study of the forces of power in america, after the best and the brightest and the powers that be, and has been described as a parallel history and study of the american and japanese automobile industries, using. Awardwinning author david halberstams the reckoning gives a riveting account of the most decisive economic confrontation of this centurybetween. America and the korean war, published that day by hyperion. Halberstam pdf the reckoning by david halberstam analysis reckoning by david halberstam overdrive. The reckoning by halberstam, david 1986 hardcover books to read online. Born in new york city, halberstam spent much of the 1960s as a reporter for the new york times, covering the vietnam war and the civil rights movement.
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