''The Reckoning'' is a non-fiction book about the
automotive industry
The automotive industry comprises a wide range of company, companies and organizations involved in the design, Business development, development, manufacturing, marketing, selling, Maintenance, repairing, and Custom car, modification of motor ve ...
written by
David Halberstam
David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and late ...
and published in 1986. He spent five years researching and writing it.
It is the third and final book of his trilogy study of the forces of power in America, after ''
The Best and the Brightest
''The Best and the Brightest'' (1972) is a book about the origins of the Vietnam War written by journalist David Halberstam and published by Random House. The book focuses on the foreign policy crafted by academics and intellectuals who were ...
'' and ''
The Powers That Be
In idiomatic English, "the powers that be" is a phrase used to refer to those individuals or groups who collectively hold authority over a particular domain. Within this phrase, the word ''be'' is an archaic variant of ''are'' rather than a subj ...
'', and has been described as "a parallel history and study of the American and Japanese automobile industries, using
Nissan
is a Japanese multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The company sells its vehicles under the ''Nissan'' and ''Infiniti'' brands, and formerly the ''Datsun'' brand, with in-house ...
and
Ford Motors as examples".
References
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External links
Interview with Halberstam on ''The Reckoning'', October 1, 1987 C-SPAN
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online copy of book--free to borrow
1986 non-fiction books
American Book Award–winning works
Books about Detroit
Books about multinational companies
Books by David Halberstam
Ford Motor Company
Japan–United States relations
Nissan
William Morrow and Company books
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