{"product_id":"the-fourth-turning-what-the-cycles-of-history-tell-us-about-americas-next-rendezvous-with-destiny-paperback","title":"The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us about America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNeil Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Strauss and Neil Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. With blazing originality, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrauss 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Fourth Turning \u003c\/i\u003eoffers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for this rendezvous with destiny.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst came the postwar High, then the Awakening of the '60s and '70s, and now the Unraveling. This audacious and provocative book tells us what to expect just beyond the start of the next century. Are you ready for the Fourth Turning? \u003cbr\u003eStrauss and Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. In \"The Fourth Turning, they apply their generational theories to the cycles of history and locate America in the middle of an unraveling period, on the brink of a crisis. How you prepare for this crisis--the Fourth Turning--is intimately connected to the mood and attitude of your particular generation. Are you one of the can-do \"GI generation,\" who triumphed in the last crisis? Do you belong to the mediating \"Silent Majority,\" who enjoyed the 1950s High? Do you fall into the \"awakened\" Boomer category of the 1970s and 1980s, or are you a Gen-Xer struggling to adapt to our splintering world? 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNeil Howe\u003c\/b\u003e, the authors of \u003ci\u003eGenerations: The History of America's Future\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e13th-GEN, \u003c\/i\u003e write and lecture frequently on generational issues. Strauss is the cofounder and director of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe, a historian and economist, is a senior advisor for the Concord Coalition. They both live in the Washington, D.C., area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53304457068877,"sku":"9780767900461","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/cU12ODBIVXBlcWtoY3BPR1RiNncydz09.webp?v=1770180788","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-fourth-turning-what-the-cycles-of-history-tell-us-about-americas-next-rendezvous-with-destiny-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}