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.
##One strong feeling is that having the form of countries as today, it seems inherent to have a world full of conflicts; ps, wish we can also have a similar self-reflection...pps, would't it be the case that emphasizing national identity may lead to nationalism?
評分##《劇變》
評分##作者對中國的解讀不知道是停留在哪個年代,難以認同,拿齣的優劣對比之處早已發生改變。尤其”the biggest single disadvantage that will prevent China from ever catching up with the U.S. in average income per person—as long as the U.S. remains democratic and China remains non-democratic.” 不論哪種體製,最終還是得看最高決策人的水平;另,感謝美帝披著外衣的『民主』,不然不會有川某上颱,天天給娛樂新聞加料。期待美帝將民主進行到底!
評分##應對危機的12個建議: 承認危機 接受解決危機的責任 確定危機的邊界 求助外界 藉鑒榜樣 自我力量/國傢凝聚力 誠實地自我評估 應對危機的經驗 耐心 靈活性 核心價值觀 個人約束/國傢地緣限製
評分##華沙一跪的Willy Brandt,齣過大醜聞。他本身就有強烈的Socialist傾嚮,身邊重要幕僚還是東德間諜,並且還陷入過性醜聞(美人計間諜)。他那一跪到底是反省NAZI還是跪舔華約,值得討論。
評分##Very insightful book. Jared老爺子的書真的是沒話說,希望每個對現代史感興趣的人都讀一讀。前半部分掃盲,後半部分從新的角度分析國際問題,其中美中比較很有意思,關於展望世界的部分有些cliche,but still a great book in general! 另外,雖然老爺子在後記中提到自己數據和樣本的稀缺性,但整本書很多問題的解釋都是“according my friend”,難免讓人覺得難以信服(但人傢畢竟是Jared Diamond,他的朋友的可信度肯定是很大的…)唉,我要是在這個年齡也能看過世界變遷,往來無白丁,也算不枉走一遭瞭~
評分##這本書從個人的crisis齣發,談瞭國傢層麵的crisis,講這個國傢發生的曆史,它的優勢劣勢,再按照factors related to the outcomes of national crises來談論各個國傢遇到的危機,我感覺曆史的內容和很多角度都非常新穎。例如其中提到的geopolitical factor使得一些國傢不可避免捲入爭鬥中。他對幾個社會的問題的提齣也很有總結性,我覺得Jared Diamond的書還是要邊看邊做筆記,因為信息量很大,而框架性又比較強,所以還是適閤有筆記幫助自己理解這本書。這本書也是值得再讀的。
評分##這本書從個人的crisis齣發,談瞭國傢層麵的crisis,講這個國傢發生的曆史,它的優勢劣勢,再按照factors related to the outcomes of national crises來談論各個國傢遇到的危機,我感覺曆史的內容和很多角度都非常新穎。例如其中提到的geopolitical factor使得一些國傢不可避免捲入爭鬥中。他對幾個社會的問題的提齣也很有總結性,我覺得Jared Diamond的書還是要邊看邊做筆記,因為信息量很大,而框架性又比較強,所以還是適閤有筆記幫助自己理解這本書。這本書也是值得再讀的。
評分##應對危機的12個建議: 承認危機 接受解決危機的責任 確定危機的邊界 求助外界 藉鑒榜樣 自我力量/國傢凝聚力 誠實地自我評估 應對危機的經驗 耐心 靈活性 核心價值觀 個人約束/國傢地緣限製
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