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Author:

Friedman, George, author.

Title:

The storm before the calm : America's discord, the crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / George Friedman.

Edition:

First Anchor Books edition.

Publisher:

Anchor Booksa division of Penguin Random House,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xviii, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Subject:

Twenty-first century.
Forecasting.
United States--Politics and government--21st century.
United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
United States--Civilization--21st century.

Contents:

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 socioeconomic 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 -- The American age.

Summary:

Friedman identifies an 80-year "institutional cycle" and a 50-year "socio-economic cycle" that has seen the formation of the industrial classes, baby boomers, and the middle classes. These two major cycles are converging on the late 2020s -- and the world will have to endure upheaval and possible conflict. He outlines upcoming challenges, shifts in corporate structures, and new trends resulting from longer life expectancy. As the role of the United States changes, will it lead to increased strength and stability, or critical crises?

ISBN:

1101911786
9781101911785

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1179050624

Locations:

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)