具体描述
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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##《剧变》
评分##这本书从个人的crisis出发，谈了国家层面的crisis，讲这个国家发生的历史，它的优势劣势，再按照factors related to the outcomes of national crises来谈论各个国家遇到的危机，我感觉历史的内容和很多角度都非常新颖。例如其中提到的geopolitical factor使得一些国家不可避免卷入争斗中。他对几个社会的问题的提出也很有总结性，我觉得Jared Diamond的书还是要边看边做笔记，因为信息量很大，而框架性又比较强，所以还是适合有笔记帮助自己理解这本书。这本书也是值得再读的。
评分##作者从个人应对危机的心理治疗方法中总结出12个与危机相关的因素，将其扩展到应对国家危机乃至全球危机上。本书的主题：个人、团体、企业、国家、乃至世界都有面临危机和压力的时候。危机可能来自外部，也可能来自内部。不管来自外部或内部都需要选择性地进行改变，对国家和个人来说都是如此。个人觉得本书在第八章后渐入佳境，分别讨论了日本，美国，和全球可以预见的危机问题。英文版中对中国的评价务实，中文版有删节。
评分##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##few insights
评分##这本书从个人的crisis出发，谈了国家层面的crisis，讲这个国家发生的历史，它的优势劣势，再按照factors related to the outcomes of national crises来谈论各个国家遇到的危机，我感觉历史的内容和很多角度都非常新颖。例如其中提到的geopolitical factor使得一些国家不可避免卷入争斗中。他对几个社会的问题的提出也很有总结性，我觉得Jared Diamond的书还是要边看边做笔记，因为信息量很大，而框架性又比较强，所以还是适合有笔记帮助自己理解这本书。这本书也是值得再读的。
评分##few insights
评分##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?
评分不愧是Jared Diamond，以独到新颖的角度，用个人类比国家以此更形象深刻地理解危机的概念和影响，并用12个与危机产生结果有关的因素构成的框架很全面深入地剖析7个国家和全世界遭遇的不同危机和相应应对措施，预示未来潜在的危机，提议更严谨详细的量化研究和通过对历史经验的学习更好地应对危机，叙述通俗易懂诙谐幽默；第9章对美国的剖析中涉及到与中国的比较将两国的优缺点都列举出来，国内若引进估计不会完整保留。
