Upheaval : turning points for nations in crisis / Jared Diamond.

"With his international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of why civilizations rise and fall. Now, in his third book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how some nations successfully recover from crises while adopting selective changes--a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Diamond, Jared M. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Social history > Case studies. Social change > Case studies. Crisis management > Case studies. HISTORY / Social History. HISTORY / World. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes. Crisis management. Social change. Social history. Case studies.
Genre:	Case studies.
Physical Description:	ix, 502 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Prologue: Legacies of Coconut 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 ; Australia : 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 biggest problem ; What lies ahead for the United States? : three 'other' problems ; What lies ahead for the world? ; Epilogue: Lessons, questions, and outlook.