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,...(展开全部)

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,...(展开全部)

《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》、 《大崩壞》賈德‧戴蒙Jared Diamond 文明興衰三部曲最終章 面對存亡的動盪轉捩點，什麼行動決定國家的命運？ UCLA教授賈德‧戴蒙Jared Diamond無疑是當今最具指標性的權威學者，跨越單一學門的專業，結合地理、歷史、考古各方知識，從龐雜與紛亂中找出關鍵，形塑出獨特的理解框架，讓人以全新的觀點看待歷史的演變推動。更在理解過去之外，將提煉出的知識，提供當代所用。 動盪，是描述我們當下生活世界的關鍵詞。我們看見國家之內的力量興衰、國與國之間關係的改變、甚或全球共同面對的環境災害、暖化等棘手問題。身處在這些前途未明的迷惘徬徨中，歷史，可以給我們什麼指引？而這正是賈德‧戴蒙在本書想找出解答的──當國家面對動盪危局，為何有的國家成功挺過挑戰，有的卻以失敗收場？ 再次發揮自己縱觀歷史的專才，以心理治療理論為基礎，從個人面對...(展开全部)

《槍炮、病菌與鋼鐵》、 《大崩壞》賈德‧戴蒙Jared Diamond 文明興衰三部曲最終章 面對存亡的動盪轉捩點，什麼行動決定國家的命運？ UCLA教授賈德‧戴蒙Jared Diamond無疑是當今最具指標性的權威學者，跨越單一學門的專業，結合地理、歷史、考古各方知識，從龐雜與紛亂中找出關鍵，形塑出獨特的理解框架，讓人以全新的觀點看待歷史的演變推動。更在理解過去之外，將提煉出的知識，提供當代所用。 動盪，是描述我們當下生活世界的關鍵詞。我們看見國家之內的力量興衰、國與國之間關係的改變、甚或全球共同面對的環境災害、暖化等棘手問題。身處在這些前途未明的迷惘徬徨中，歷史，可以給我們什麼指引？而這正是賈德‧戴蒙在本書想找出解答的──當國家面對動盪危局，為何有的國家成功挺過挑戰，有的卻以失敗收場？ 再次發揮自己縱觀歷史的專才，以心理治療理論為基礎，從個人面對...(展开全部)

Now in trade paperback, the ground-breaking and carefully documented book that shows how couples come apart.

Now in trade paperback, the ground-breaking and carefully documented book that shows how couples come apart.

"Turning Points: The Nature of Creativity" discusses theories and methods focusing on a critical concept of intellectual turning points in the context of critical thinking, scientific discovery, and problem solving in general. This book introduces a novel analytical and experimental system that provides not only new ways for retrospective studies of scientific change but also f...(展开全部)

"Turning Points: The Nature of Creativity" discusses theories and methods focusing on a critical concept of intellectual turning points in the context of critical thinking, scientific discovery, and problem solving in general. This book introduces a novel analytical and experimental system that provides not only new ways for retrospective studies of scientific change but also f...(展开全部)

In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes ov...(展开全部)

In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the “Sea Peoples” invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes ov...(展开全部)