Upheaval - Jared Diamond

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,... Zobrazit více