Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Prologue 1
5. Chapter 1 Summoning Global Subjects: A Methodological Note 19
6. Chapter 2 Unifying Science, 1905–1913: De Bazel’s World Capital and Andersen’s World-Centre 39
7. Chapter 3 Financializing Debt, 1927–1933: Otlet and Le Corbusier’s Cité Mondiale 79
8. Chapter 4 Saving Empire, 1924–1933: Besant’s World-Empire 121
9. Chapter 5 Conserving Nature, 1920–1935: Griffin’s Castlecrag 155
10. Chapter 6 Globalizing Democracy, 1938–1949: Mahony’s Magic of America 195
11. Epilogue 229
12. Acknowledgments 237
13. Notes 239
14. Index 311