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Title Statement Generations : the history of America's future, 1584 to 2069
Publication, Distribution, etc. (Imprint) Quill, New York : cop.1991
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Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-519) and index.
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Subject - SAB Headings Historia Förenta Staterna Nordamerika Sociologi Åldersgrupper Förenta Staterna
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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 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.
Preface p. 7 Acknowledgments p. 19 People Moving Through Time p. 27 The Cycle Life Along the Generational Diagonal p. 43 Belonging to a "Generation" p. 58 The Four-Part Cycle p. 69 The Cycle in America p. 80 From Puritans to Millennials and Beyond p. 97 The Generations The Colonial Cycle p. 113 Puritans p. 121 Cavaliers p. 129 Glorious p. 137 Enlighteners p. 144 The Revolutionary Cycle p. 151 Awakeners p. 156 Liberty p. 164 Republicans p. 172 Compromisers p. 181 The Civil War Cycle p. 190 Transcendentals p. 195 Gilded p. 206 Progressives p. 217 The Great Power Cycle p. 228 Missionaries p. 233 Lost p. 247 G.I.s p. 261 Silent p. 279 The Millennial Cycle p. 295 Boomers p. 299 13ers p. 317 Millennials p. 335 The Future The Past as Prologue p. 347 Completing the Millennial Cycle p. 374 The Beginning of History p. 425 Table: The Generational Cycle in America p. 428 Glossary p. 429 A Theory of Generations p. 433 American Political Leadership by Generation p. 455 Notes on Sources p. 465 Index p. 521