turning points for nations in crisis
Surveys the histories of six countries that have survived social and political upheavals and discusses how and why they survived where other countries have not--from Japan and the forced opening of its borders by U.S. Commodore Perry's Fleet to the ways Australia and Germany transformed after World War II. Forecasts the futures of nations in current crises and remarks on the signs of whether or not they are going to learn lessons from the past and survive.
