Upheaval : turning points for nations in crisis

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In his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crises while adopting selective changes -- a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. Diamond compares how six countries have survived recent uph...

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ISBN:

9780316409148

Edition:

First Back Bay trade paperback edition

Description:

ix, 502 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-484) and index

Contents:

Prologue: Legacies of Cocoanut Grove
Part 1: Individuals. Personal Crises
Part 2: Nations: Crises that unfolded. Finland's war with the Soviet Union ; The origins of modern Japan ; A Chile for all Chileans
Indonesia, the rise of a new country ; Rebuilding Germany ; Austria: who are we?
Part 3: Nations and the World: crises underway. What lies ahead for Japan ; What lies ahead for the United States? strengths, and the bigest problem ; What lies ahead for the United States? three "other" problems ; What lies ahead for the world?
Epilogue: Lessons, questions and outlooks

LCCN:

2021301752

Control Number:

3229992

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