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Generations : the history of America's future, 1584 to 2069, William Strauss and Neil Howe

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Generations : the history of America's future, 1584 to 2069, William Strauss and Neil Howe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-519) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Generations : the history of America's future, 1584 to 2069

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bibliography

Oclc number

22306142

Responsibility statement

William Strauss and Neil Howe

Summary

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

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