
The Great Turning
From Empire to Earth Community
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Narrated by:
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Sandra Swafford
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David C. Korten
In his classic international best seller, When Corporations Rule the World, David Korten exposed the destructive and oppressive nature of the global corporate economy and helped spark a global resistance movement. Now, he shows that the problem runs deeper than corporate domination with far greater consequences.
Korten argues that global corporate consolidation of power is but one manifestation of what he calls "Empire", the organization of society by hierarchies of dominance that have held sway for the past 5,000 years. Empire has always resulted in misery for the many and fortune for the few. Now it threatens the very future of humanity.
The Great Turning traces the ancient roots of Empire and charts its long evolution from monarchies to the transnational institutions of the global economy. Empire is not inevitable, not the natural order of things, Korten argues. He 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 way of ordering human society based on democratic principles of partnership, is indeed possible. He details a practical strategy for advancing a turning toward a future of as-yet-unrealized human potential.
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Wakeup call
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the reader is also a bit dry, but wonderfully clear and easy to understand. since the topic gets plodding, I wish the reader were a little more folksy and engaging.
great ideas, a bit plodding
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ahead of its time?
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Narrator Ruins the Book
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Imperials will yell 'not true' but for those of us at the right level of consciousness this books gives great evidence and diction to the change we need to be in the world, or else.
Much recommended.
Hit the nail on the head
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I'd be remiss, however, if I didn't warn other audiobook listeners (of any political persuasion) that this is a very poorly narrated piece with mediocre production value at best. The reader, I'm sorry to say, sounds like a 2nd-grade teacher didactically o-ver-pro-nouncing every word--and with a slight lisp, no less, and as a result, this book was very difficult for me to listen to.
Some fascinating ideas
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Be prepared for a roller coaster ride through despair and hope.
A must read.
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The voice
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Where does The Great Turning rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best in the genre of analysiing and bringing to the fore the historic, social, psychological and many other root causes for the mess we are in and provides very much spot on recommendations on how to fix the mess we are in.This book is highly recommended to anyone trying to understand and see the light at the end of the tunnel of where we should head. But also should be compulsory reading for all economcis and law students (often part of the elite), an all in political and economic power (they will likely hate it).
What does Sandra Swafford bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I just live Audio booksIf you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
From 5000 years of domination by empire to real communities and democracyExtremely insightful and enlightening
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