Upheaval. How Nations Cope With Crisis And Change

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Allen Lane
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 500 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers 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 Diamonds 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.

ISBN: 9780241003398