Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: The Fate of the American Empire -- 2 The Empire Revisited: A Close Look at Our Past -- 3 Who We Are as Americans: One Nation Indivisible or a Divided Empire? -- 4 The American Century: The Postwar Rise of the American Empire -- 5 Wealth and Income Inequality in the Wealthiest Empire in History -- 6 The "Great Recession" and the Beginning of the End for the American Empire
7 The Decline of the American Empire: Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Wars, and the End of U.S. Global Hegemony -- 8 Awakening of the American People from the Shackles of a False Dream -- 9 A New Beginning for America: After Empire and Imperialism -- 10 Conclusion: Toward a New America in the 21st Century -- Bibliography -- Index
