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020			_a9781101911785 (pbk.)
020			_a1101911786 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1179050624
050			_aE893 _b.F75 2021
100	1		_aFriedman, George.
245	1	4	_aThe storm before the calm : _bAmerica's discord, the crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / _cGeorge Friedman.
250			_a1st Anchor Books ed.
260			_aNew York : _bAnchor Books, _c2021.
300			_axviii, 236 p. : _bill., maps.
500			_aReprint. Originally published: 2020.
505	0		_aThe 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 -- Conclusion : the American age.
520			_aFriedman 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?
650		4	_aTwenty-first century _xForecasts.
651		4	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y21st century _xForecasting.
651		4	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y21st century _xForecasting.
651		4	_aUnited States _xEconomic conditions _y21st century. _xForecasting.
651		4	_aUnited States _xCivilization _y21st century _xForecasting.
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