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The storm before the calm : America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / George Friedman.
"The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780385540490 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiii, 238 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | The American regime and a restless nation -- The land - a place called America -- The American people -- How America changes -- How geopolitics frames the 2020s -- The institutional cycles and war -- The socio-economic cycles -- First tremors of the coming storm -- The crisis of the 2020s - a clashing of cycles -- The 2020s crisis in technology and education -- Beyond the storm -- Conclusion : The American age. |
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- Baker & Taylor
The founder of Geopolitical Futures and best-selling author of The Next 100 Years analyzes historical cycles and current trends to predict a dramatic imminent reshaping in American government, foreign policy, economics and culture. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
"The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture"-- - Random House, Inc.
*One of Bloomberg's Best Books of the Year*
The master geopolitical forecaster and New York Times bestselling author of The Next 100 Years focuses on the United States, predicting how the 2020s will bring dramatic upheaval and reshaping of American government, foreign policy, economics, and culture.
In his riveting new book, noted forecaster and bestselling author George Friedman turns to the future of the United States. Examining the clear cycles through which the United States has developed, upheaved, matured, and solidified, Friedman breaks down the coming years and decades in thrilling detail.
   American history must be viewed in cyclesâparticularly, an eighty-year "institutional cycle" that has defined us (there are three such examplesâthe Revolutionary War/founding, the Civil War, and World War II), and a fifty-year "socio-economic cycle" that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, baby boomers, and the middle classes. These two major cycles are both converging on the late 2020sâa time in which many of these foundations will change. The United States will have to endure upheaval and possible conflict, but also, ultimately, increased strength, stability, and power in the world.
   Friedman's analysis is detailed and fascinating, and covers issues such as the size and scope of the federal government, the future of marriage and the social contract, shifts in corporate structures, and new cultural trends that will react to longer life expectancies. This new book is both provocative and entertaining.
