The great turning [electronic resource] : from empire to Earth community by Korten, David C instant download

The great turning [electronic resource] : from empire to Earth community by Korten, David C instant download

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-379) and index, Prologue: In search of the possible -- Part I. Choosing our future : The choice -- The possibility -- The imperative -- The opportunity -- Part II. Sorrows of empire : When God was a woman -- Ancient empire -- Modern empire -- Athenian experiment -- Part III. America, the unfinished project : Inauspicious beginning -- People power rebellion -- Empire's victory -- Struggle for justice -- Wake up call -- Prisons of the mind -- Part IV. The great turning : Beyond strict father versus aging clock -- Creation's epic journey -- Joys of earth community -- Stories for a new era -- Part V. Birthing earth community : Leading from below -- Building a political majority -- Liberating creative potential -- Change the story, change the future, David Korten?s classic bestseller When Corporations Rule the World was one of the first books to articulate the destructive and oppressive nature of the global corporate economy. In The Great Turning he argues that corporate consolidation of power is merely one manifestation of what he calls?Empire?: the organization of society through hierarchy and violence that has largely held sway for the past 5,000 years. The Great Turning traces the evolution of Empire from ancient times to the present day but also tells the parallel story of the attempt to develop a democratic alternative to Empire, beginning in Athens and continuing with the founding of the United States of America?although elitists with an imperial agenda have consistently sought to undermine the bold and inspiring?American experiment.? Finally, Korten draws on evidence from sources as varied as evolutionary theory, developmental psychology, and religious teachings to make the case that?Earth Community??a life-centered, egalitarian, sustainable alternative to Empire based on democratic principles of partnership?is indeed possible. And he outlines a grassroots strategy for beginning the momentous turning toward a future