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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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##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##作者從個人應對危機的心理治療方法中總結齣12個與危機相關的因素，將其擴展到應對國傢危機乃至全球危機上。本書的主題：個人、團體、企業、國傢、乃至世界都有麵臨危機和壓力的時候。危機可能來自外部，也可能來自內部。不管來自外部或內部都需要選擇性地進行改變，對國傢和個人來說都是如此。個人覺得本書在第八章後漸入佳境，分彆討論瞭日本，美國，和全球可以預見的危機問題。英文版中對中國的評價務實，中文版有刪節。
評分##國傢危機的狀況解釋和背景分析等都很不錯，可作者一心想要把歸納總結曆史事件當作社會科學來做定量分析這點難以接受，還一直說數據找變量，作為生理學傢的基本素養呢？不過作者估計也不是正統的搞科學的，不然也不會寫這麼多文化相關的書。
評分##國傢危機的狀況解釋和背景分析等都很不錯，可作者一心想要把歸納總結曆史事件當作社會科學來做定量分析這點難以接受，還一直說數據找變量，作為生理學傢的基本素養呢？不過作者估計也不是正統的搞科學的，不然也不會寫這麼多文化相關的書。
評分##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##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##《劇變》
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##Interesting angles and analogies in reviewing the 7 selected countries, although no dedicated chapter to China (as it’s not one of the seven) it’s inevitably everywhere... Pleased and relieved with his unbiased attitude condemning Japan’s irresponsibility of denying its crimes in WWII. BTW another book using The Great Wave off Kanagawa???? as cover.
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