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Pendulum : how past generations shape our present and predict our future / Roy H. Williams and Michael R. Drew.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: Language: English Publication details: New York : Vanguard Press, c2012.Description: ix, 253 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781593157067 (hbk)
  • 1593157061 (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.4 23
LOC classification:
  • HN 17.5 W836p 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
Epiphany -- "We" versus "me" -- What defines a generation? -- Duality -- Alpha voices and the six-year transitionary window -- The limits of predictability -- 1923-1933 : first half of the upswing into "we" -- 1933-1943 : the second half of the upswing, reaching the zenith of "we" -- Three thousand years of "we" and the origin of Western society -- 1943-1953 : the first half of the downswing of "we" -- 1953-1963 : the second half of the downswing of "we" -- 1963-1973 : the first half of the upswing into "me" -- 1973-1983 : the upswing of "me" reaches its limit -- Three thousand years of "me" : a "me" is about big dreams -- 1983-2003 : the twenty-year downswing from "me" -- 2003-2023 : the twenty-year upswing into "we" one more time -- 2013-2023 : what happens next? : a discussion of experts -- Uses of the pendulum -- Pendulum in the Bible.
Summary: Identifies patterns in the way society judges acceptability, revealing a forty-year cycle in Western society that explains current trends and viewpoints that are shaping the successes of today's political, business, and celebrity figures.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HN 17.5 W836p 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000140109

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.

Epiphany -- "We" versus "me" -- What defines a generation? -- Duality -- Alpha voices and the six-year transitionary window -- The limits of predictability -- 1923-1933 : first half of the upswing into "we" -- 1933-1943 : the second half of the upswing, reaching the zenith of "we" -- Three thousand years of "we" and the origin of Western society -- 1943-1953 : the first half of the downswing of "we" -- 1953-1963 : the second half of the downswing of "we" -- 1963-1973 : the first half of the upswing into "me" -- 1973-1983 : the upswing of "me" reaches its limit -- Three thousand years of "me" : a "me" is about big dreams -- 1983-2003 : the twenty-year downswing from "me" -- 2003-2023 : the twenty-year upswing into "we" one more time -- 2013-2023 : what happens next? : a discussion of experts -- Uses of the pendulum -- Pendulum in the Bible.

Identifies patterns in the way society judges acceptability, revealing a forty-year cycle in Western society that explains current trends and viewpoints that are shaping the successes of today's political, business, and celebrity figures.

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