- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The American Empire in its World Historical Setting
- 3. A Taste of Blood in the Jungle: The Late Nineteenth Century
- 4. The Hierarchies of Pax Americana
- 5. Power and Plenty in the Post-Cold War
- 6. Striving for Global Monopoly
- 7. Losing Control
- 8. Conclusion: Order, Hierarchy and Pluralism
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index