Upheaval - Jared Diamond

a Riveting And Illuminating Tour Of How Nations Deal With Crises - Which Might Hopefully Help Humanity As A Whole Deal With Our Present Global Crisis' Yuval Noah Harari, Author Of Sapiens York Times Bestseller Author Of The Landmark International Bestsellers Guns, Germs And Steel And Collapse, Jared Diamond Has Transformed Our Understanding Of What Makes Civilizations Rise And Fall. Now, At A Time When Crises Are Erupting Around The World, He Explores What Makes Certain Nations Resilient, And Reveals The Factors That Influence How Nations And Individuals Can Respond To Enormous Challenges. In A Riveting Journey Into The Recent Past, He Traces How Six Distinctive Modern Nations - Finland, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, Germany And Australia - Have Survived Defining Catastrophes, And Identifies Patterns In Their Recovery.