Upheaval

<p><b>'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 <p>** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** </b> <p>Author of the <b>landmark international bestsellers <i>Guns, Germs and Steel</i> and <i>Collapse</i>, Jared Diamond </b>has transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now, at a time when crises are erupting around the world, he <b>explores what makes certain nations resilient, and reveals the factors that influence how nations and individuals can respond to enormous challenges.</b> <p>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. <p>Adding a rich psychological dimension to the in-depth history, geography, biology and anthropology that underpin all of Diamond's writing, <i><b>Upheaval</b></i> is epic in scope, but also his most personal book yet. <p><b>'Fascinating ... I finished the book even more optimistic about our ability to solve problems than I started' BILL GATES <p>'Jared Diamond does it again: another rich, original and fascinating chapter in the human saga - with vital lessons for our difficult times' STEVEN PINKER</b></p>