ThevisionarybehindthebestsellingphenomenonTheFourthTurninglooksonceagaintoAmerica’spasttopredictourfutureinthisstartlingandhopefulprophecyforhowourpresenteraofcivilunrestwillresolveoverthenexttenyears--andwhatourliveswilllooklikeonceithas.Twenty-fiveyearsago,NeilHoweandthelateWilliamStraussdazzledtheworldwithaprovocativenewtheoryofAmericanhistory.Lookingbackatthelast500years,they’duncoveredadistinctpattern:modernhistorymovesincycles,eachonelastingroughlyeightytoonehundredyears,thelengthofalonghumanlife,witheachcyclecomposedoffoureras--or“turnings“--thatalwaysarriveinthesameorderandeachlastabouttwentyyears.Thelastoftheseeras--thefourthturning--wasalwaysthemostperilous,aperiodofcivicupheavalandnationalmobilizationastraumaticandtransformativeastheNewDealandWorldWarII,theCivilWar,ortheAmericanRevolution.Now,rightonschedule,ourownfourthturninghasarrived.AndsoNeilHowehasreturnedwithanextraordinarynewprediction.Whatweseeallaroundus--thepolarization,thegrowingthreatofcivilconflictandglobalwar--willculminatebytheearly2030sinaclimaxthatposesgreatdangerandyetalsoholdsgreatpromise,perhapsevenbringingonAmerica’snextgoldenage.Everygenerationalivetodaywillplayavitalroleindetermininghowthiscrisisisresolved,forgoodorill.Illuminating,sobering,yetultimatelyempowering,TheFourthTurningIsHeretakesyoubackintohistoryanddeepintothecollectivepersonalityofeachlivinggenerationtomakesenseofourcurrentcrisis,explorehowallofuswillbedifferentlyaffectedbythepolitical,social,andeconomicchallengeswe’llfaceinthedecadetocome,andrevealhowourcountry,ourcommunities,andourfamiliescanbestpreparetomeetthesechallengeshead-on.
