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Article Excerpt
David C. Korten
San Francisco: Berret-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2006.
402 pages, cloth, $27.95.
In the current political climate, several scholars leave no doubt that US hegemony is not benevolent leadership but, rather, empire gone bad or gone on too long. David Korten is one such academic. In his recent work, The Great Turning; From Empire to Earth Community, Korten provides a convincing rendering of the historical roots of today's disturbing context along with a vision for an alternative future. In our present, global circumstances, Korten's work is inspiring and hopeful.
Time and again, Korten queries: "Do we in the United States continue as an Empire or move forward as Earth Community?" Simultaneously, he immediately reminds his audience: "The choice is ours to make." Korten projects that...
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