Generations
豆瓣
The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069
Neil Howe / William Strauss
简介
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.
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Contents
Preface .......................................7
Acknowledgments ............................19
Chapter I People Moving Through Time.......27
PART I: THE CYCLE
Chapter 2 Life Along the Generational Diagonal................. 43
Chapter 3 Belongingtoa "Generation"..............................58
Chapter 4 The Four-Part Cycle...........................69
Chapter 5 The Cyclein America ............................ 80
Chapter 6 From Puritans to Millennials and Beyon............. 97
PARTII: THE GENERATIONS
Chapter 7 The Colonial Cycle..............................113
Puritans...................................121
Cavaliers..................................129
Glorious................."..................137
Enlighteners .................................144
Chapter 8 The Revolutionary Cycle ............................151
Awakens.....................156
Liberty .............................................164
Republicans...................................172
Compromisers...............................181
Chapter 9 The Civil War Cycle ................"....................190
Transcendentals..................................195
Progressives. ....................................217
Chapter 10 The Great Power Cycle..............................228
Missionaries...................................233
Lost................................................247
G.I.s...............................................261
Silent ...........................................279
Chapter 11 The Millennial Cycle....................................295
Boomers....................................299
13ers..........................................317
Millennials.................................335
PARTIII: THE FUTURE
Chapter 12 The Past as Prologue ............................347
Chapter 13 Completing the Millennial Cycle.....................374
Chapter 14 The Beginning of History .......425
Table: The Generational Cycle in America ........................428
Glossary......................................429
Appendix A: A Theory of Genertis............................433
Appendix B: American Political Leadership by Generat................ 455
Notes on Sources .............................................465
Index .......................................................521