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The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
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77%
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recommend this book
The authors look back five hundred years and uncover a distinct pattern: Modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting about the length of a human life, each composed of four eras - or "turnings" - that last about twenty years and that always arrive in the same order. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion as a new order takes root after the old has been swept away. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion against the now-established order. Then comes an Unravelling, an increasingly troubled era in which individualism triumphs over crumbling institutions. Last comes a Crisis - the Fourth Turning - when society passes through a great and perilous gate in history. Together, the four turnings comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. By applying the lessons of history, The Fourth Turning makes some bold and hopeful predictions about America's next rendezvous with destiny. It also shows us how we can prepare for what's ahead, both individually and as a nation.
Book Details
- Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- Publish Date: Dec 29th, 1997
- Pages: 400
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.10in - 1.10in - 1.00lb
- EAN: 9780767900461
- Categories: • Future Studies• History & Theory - General• Sociology - General
About the Author
William Strauss and Neil Howe are the authors of Generations: The History of America's Future and 13th-GEN and founding partners of the consulting firm, LifeCourse Associates. Strauss was a renowned speaker, writer, historian, and playwright. He was also the co-founder of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe is a historian and economist who speaks frequently on generations, the economy, and social change. He is also the managing director of demography at Hedgeye, president of Saeculum Research, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Global Aging Institute. Howe lives in Great Falls, Virginia.
Praise for this book
"I put down The Fourth Turning with a mixture of terror and excitement. . . . If Strauss and Howe are right, they will take their place among the great American prophets."--David Kaiser, The Boston Globe
"One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going."--The Wall Street Journal
"One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going."--The Wall Street Journal
"A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future."--USA Weekend