The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy

The X Project Summary of the book written by Neil Howe and William Strauss (1996) - Article #3

I. Why this book, and what’s it about?

The longer subtitle is What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny. It explores the cyclical nature of history and how it affects a nation's collective mood, culture, and destiny. The authors argue that history is divided into saeculums, or long human lifespans of about 80 to 100 …