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In his earlier bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, in the final book in this monumental trilogy, he reveals how successful nations recover from crisis through selective change — a coping mechanism more commonly associated with personal trauma.
In a dazzling comparative study, Diamond shows us how seven countries have survived defining upheavals in the recent past — from US Commodore Perry’s arrival in Japan to the Soviet invasion of Finland to Pinochet’s regime in Chile — through a process of painful self-appraisal and adaptation, and he identifies patterns in the way that these distinct nations recovered from calamity. Looking ahead to the future, he investigates whether the United States, and the world, are squandering their natural advantages, on a path towards political conflict and decline. Or can we still learn from the lessons of the past?
Adding a psychological dimension to the awe-inspiring grasp of history, geography, economics, and anthropology that marks all Diamond’s work, Upheaval reveals how both nations and individuals can become more resilient. The result is a book that is epic, urgent, and groundbreaking.
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##语言表达力、笔力很一般。史料老生常谈。谈发展趋势和应对，谈剧变，居然还在翻6、70年代的旧帐，对于软件技术、网络应用普及、IT业对世界形势的影响居然提都不提？也难怪，作者说了他不会用电脑...
评分##Diamond写这本书的时候82岁了——他在书里自己说的，他不说我还不知道，总以为他才六十来岁，然后自己吓了一跳，原来看Germs，guns and steel已经是十年前的事了。很显然，82岁的Diamond写这本书的时候，想着的是“要给地球留下点什么”。这本书讲不同国家应对危机的方式，举了七个不同程度上成功应对危机的例子，而最后两章关于现代的日本和美国，则是结局还未见分晓。最后一部分，则从国家扩展到整个人类所面对的危机。我的感想：1）一直觉得Diamond太啰嗦，这本书居然并不让我厌烦，大概每个国家的故事都讲得清楚，有新的知识点；2）具体故事比作者隆重推出的应对危机12点要好看，12点不是不好，但没有什么让人醍醐灌顶的新意。3）既然不觉得这本书啰嗦，我决定把之前没看完的上一本再翻出来。
评分 评分##应对危机的12个建议： 承认危机 接受解决危机的责任 确定危机的边界 求助外界 借鉴榜样 自我力量/国家凝聚力 诚实地自我评估 应对危机的经验 耐心 灵活性 核心价值观 个人约束/国家地缘限制
评分##few insights
评分##芬兰的经验是乌克兰应该汲取的 后几章没什么意思 3.5
评分 评分 评分##12 factors to overcome crisis, example of 7 countries. Outlook for the next crisis in japan, US and the world. Do key leaders change history?
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