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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767900464
ISBN-13
9780767900461
eBay Product ID (ePID)
617894
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fourth Turning : What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, History & Theory, American Government / General, United States / General
Publication Year
1997
Features
Reprint
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-031309
Reviews
"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 "A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future." --USA Weekend, "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, Boston Globe "One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going." --Wall Street Journal "A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future." --USA Weekend, "I put downThe Fourth Turningwith a mixture of terror and excitement....If Strauss and Howe are right, they will take their place among the great American prophets." --David Kaiser,Boston Globe "One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going." --Wall Street Journal "A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future." --USA Weekend
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval--with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play--now with a new preface by Neil Howe. First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, 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. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. 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 long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras--or "turnings"--that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny., NATIONAL BESTSELLER . Discover the game-changing theory of the cycles of history and what past generations can teach us about living through times of upheaval-with deep insights into the roles that Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials have to play-now with a new preface by Neil Howe. "One of the best efforts to give us an integrated vision of where we are going."- The Wall Street Journal First comes a High, a period of confident expansion. Next comes an Awakening, a time of spiritual exploration and rebellion. Then comes an Unraveling, 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. William Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world-and your place in it. With blazing originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict what comes next. Strauss and Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. 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 long human life, each composed of four twenty-year eras-or "turnings"-that comprise history's seasonal rhythm of growth, maturation, entropy, and rebirth. Illustrating this cycle through a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny., "A startling vision of what the cycles of history predict for the future." -- USA Weekend This astonishing book will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. With startling originality, The Fourth Turning illuminates the past, explains the present, and reimagines the future. Most remarkably, it offers an utterly persuasive prophecy about how America's past will predict its future. William Strauss and Neil Howe base this vision on a provocative theory of American history. 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 long 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 Unraveling, 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. Strauss and Howe locate 1990s America as midway through an Unraveling, putting us currently in the era of Crisis. In a brilliant analysis of the post-World War II period, they show how generational dynamics are the key to understanding the cycles of American history. They draw vivid portraits of all the modern generations: the can-do G.I.s, the mediating Silent, the values-absorbed Boomers, the pragmatic 13ers, and the Millennials. Placed in the context of history's long rhythms, the persona and role of each generation become clear--as does the inevitability of a Crisis. Whatever your stage of life, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for America's next rendezvous with destiny.
LC Classification Number
E839.S84 1997
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- b***a (156)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem in very good condition, as described. Priced toward the upper end, but I have no complaints. Shipping quick, packaging only a plastic sleeve but, fortunately no damage (Thanks USPS). I would purchase from this vendor again.
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- c***t (915)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseItem was packed properly, so there was no damage incurred during shipping. The item itself looks very new and well taken care of. Have no complaints with the over all quality of the item. This came nicely wrapped to ensure safety, looks exactly as was described in the listing. Thank you! Highly recommend this seller, hope to do business with this seller again!