How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change - with Jared Diamond
Bestselling author, geographer and historian Jare…
June 14, 201935m 42s
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Show Notes
Bestselling author, geographer and historian Jared Diamond's latest book, Upheaval, is about how countries come through turmoil while adopting selective changes - a coping mechanism more commonly associated with individuals recovering from personal crises. In today's podcast, he talks to Hugh about the book and about his broader views on how societies develop, survive or fail to sustain themselves.
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