Generations - History of America's Future

Klappentext Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Generations has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading. William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing every-one through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types, and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of Generations allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history -- a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises -- from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millenium. Generations is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books but also our expectations for the twenty-first century. Zusammenfassung The seminal work on generations from acclaimed authors William Strauss and Neil Howe of The Fourth Turning , and Howe's The Fourth Turning Is Here . The Strauss-Howe generational theory explains how generations evolve, and how they affect our society—from hundreds of years in the past to decades in the future. William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing everyone through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types, and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of Generations allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history—a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises—from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millennium. Generations is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books but also our expectations for the twenty-first century. ...

Product details

• Authors: Neil Howe, William Strauss, Strauss William
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.1992
• EAN: 9780688119126
• ISBN: 978-0-688-11912-6
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 235 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Popular Culture, Globalization, social and political philosophy, Political Economy, Politics and government, The Americas, Political science and theory, Development Studies, Development economics and emerging economies, HISTORY: General, HISTORY: Social History, HISTORY: AMERICAN, HISTORY: United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE: American Government / General, HISTORY: Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE: Political Economy, PHILOSOPHY: Political, History / American