Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change by Jared Diamond. - A Review

 

Today I wanted to share with you a small book review about a non fiction book that I recently read and found interesting. 

I am talking about Upheaval: How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change by Jared Diamond. 

This book is part of a trilogy called Civilizations Rise and Fall, but you don't need to read the previous two in order to understand this one. 

This is a challenging exploration of the human capacity for resilience and transformation and it offers a gripping and insightful journey through the stories of seven countries that have navigated catastrophic upheavals, revealing timeless lessons for individuals and nations seeking to thrive in the face of adversity.

The author traces how six distinctive modern nations - Finland, Chile, Indonesia, Japan, Germany and Australia - have survived defining catastrophes, and identifies patterns in their recovery. Looking ahead, he investigates the risk that the United States and other countries, faced by grave threat, are set on a course towards catastrophe.

Rating: 3 Stars

About the book:

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. Looking ahead, he investigates the risk that the United States and other countries, faced by grave threat, are set on a course towards catastrophe.

Adding a rich psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology and anthropology that underpin all of Diamond's writing, Upheaval is epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet.

See you in the next post and don't forget to keep reading!!!

Athina