Upheaval : how nations cope with crisis and change
Diamond, Jared M.2019
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In his landmark international bestsellers 'Guns, Germs and Steel' and 'Collapse', Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilisations rise and fall. Now, at a time when crises are erupting around the world, he reveals what makes certain nations resilient in the face of tremendous upheaval. In a riveting journey into the recent past, he traces how six countries have survived defining catastrophes - from the forced opening of Japan to the Soviet invasion of Finland to Chile's brutal Pinochet regime - through selective change, a coping mechanism more commonly associated with personal trauma. He identifies unique patterns in the way that these distinctive modern nations - all countries in which he has lived - have recovered from these upheavals.
Main title:
Upheaval : how nations cope with crisis and change / Jared Diamond.
Author:
Diamond, Jared M., author
Imprint:
Great Britain : Allen Lane, 2019.
Collation:
ix, 500 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780241003398 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.34363.34 DIAM363.34 DIA
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2243940