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Williams, Roy H.
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Social history -- 1945-
Social change -- History -- 20th century.
Generations.
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
Regression (Civilization)
Forecasting.
Individualism.
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Pendulum : how past ...
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Pendulum : how past generations shape our present and predict our future / Roy H. Williams and Michael R. Drew.
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Williams, Roy H.
New York : Vanguard Press, c2012.
Subjects
Social history -- 1945-
Social change -- History -- 20th century.
Generations.
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
Regression (Civilization)
Forecasting.
Individualism.
ISBN:
9781593157067 (hbk.) :
1593157061
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ix, 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
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Politics, manners, humor, sexuality, wealth, even our definitions of success are periodically renegotiated based on the new values society chooses to use as a lens to judge what is acceptable. Are these new values randomly chosen or is there a pattern? Pendulum chronicles the stuttering history of Western society; that endless back-and-forth swing between one excess and another, always reminded of what we left behind. There is a pattern and it is 40 years: 2003 was a fulcrum year, as was 1963, its opposite. Pendulum explains where we have been as a society, how we got here, and where we are headed. If you would benefit from a peek into the future, you would do well to read this book.--Publisher description.
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Hawaii State Library
Social Science & Philosophy
303.4 Wi
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