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Generations

The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069

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Generations

Written by: William Strauss, Neil Howe
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
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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 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 21st century.

©1991 William Strauss and Neil Howe (P)2021 Tantor
Americas United States American History
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Bonne analyse historique, je suis curieux de voir si les patern des générations va continuer de s’exprimer au cours des prochaines décennies. Un livre à écouter et réécouter

Très bon livre

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It was difficult to follow some concepts without the tables and diagrams but the gist of the research and developing theories comes through over time and with repetition. they don't hit on all of their predictions for the first 22 years of the 21st century but they don't claim they will (despite the use of strongly certain language) and nobody should expect it, unless from Nostradamus. Nor did he even succeed. A grand contribution to understanding social history and human cycles.

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It's a broad brush way to view the world. It's patterns on an intergenerational scale.

It is a framework to build off of.

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