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Upheaval : How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change

by Jared Diamond
$10.86
Upheaval : How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change - Thryft
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Resilience: How nations cope with crises.

"Upheaval" is an informative book that explores how nations cope with crises. Jared Diamond uses real-world examples such as six different modern nations to analyze and understand how they have survived defining catastrophes. The book is filled with valuable lessons for individuals and nations that need to cope with crises. Diamond's personal touch to the book makes it an engaging read that is both informative and inspirational.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Upheaval : How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change

by Jared Diamond
$10.86
ISBN: 9780141993577
Authors: Jared Diamond
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2020-05-14
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Politics, Economics, History, Sociology
Related Topics: Sociology, History, Society, Sociology, Social Science, Society, World History, Politics, Anthropology, Politics, History, Economics
Goodreads rating: 3.9
(rated by 9976 readers)

Description

In his landmark international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now in the third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crisis.Diamond shows us how seven countries have survived defining upheavals in the recent past - from the forced opening up of Japan and the Soviet invasion of Finland to the Pinochet regime in Chile - through selective change, a process of painful self-appraisal and adaptation more commonly associated with personal trauma. Looking ahead to the future, he investigates whether the United States, and the world, are squandering their natural advantages and are on a devastating path towards catastrophe. Is this fate inevitable? Or can we still learn from the lessons of the past?Exhibiting the awe-inspiring grasp of history, geography, economics and anthropology that marks all Diamond's work, Upheaval reveals how both nations and individuals can become more resilient. The result is a book epic in scope, but also his most personal yet.
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Resilience: How nations cope with crises.

"Upheaval" is an informative book that explores how nations cope with crises. Jared Diamond uses real-world examples such as six different modern nations to analyze and understand how they have survived defining catastrophes. The book is filled with valuable lessons for individuals and nations that need to cope with crises. Diamond's personal touch to the book makes it an engaging read that is both informative and inspirational.

  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for History & Biography (2019)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.