Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. PART ONE. The Paradoxical Past
6. CREATION. Sacred and Secular History 17
7. CHANGE. Themes of Decline and Progress 38
8. PART TWO. Perceptions of the Present
9. REFORM. Cyclical Theory and the Idea of Imbalance 63
10. DEVELOPMENT. The Economics of Expansionism 82
11. PART THREE. Creating a Contemporary Politics
12. EXPERIENCE. Examples, Precepts, and Theorems 119
13. FOUNDING. Audacity, Ambition, Adaptability 138
14. PART FOUR. Prefabricating the Future
15. POSTERITY. Creating Constitutional Character 159
16. DESTINY. Prophecy and the Prophets of Progress 184
17. Epilogue 204
18. Bibliography 215
19. Index 229