Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue: Questions at the Outset 1
4. PART ONE: Recurring Structures
5. Introduction: The Imperial Arena 19
6. 1. What Is an Empire? 24
7. 2. Frontiers 78 78
8. 3. “Call It Peace” 112
9. PART TWO: America’s Turn
10. Introduction: Highland Park and Hiroshima 143
11. 4. Frontiers and Forces in the Cold War 151
12. 5. An Empire of Production 191
13. 6. An Empire of Consumption 238
14. Afterword: The Vase of Uruk 285
15. Tables 297
16. Notes 301
17. Acknowledgments 347
18. Index 351