Prologue: High Tide: August 1991, Moscow
Chapter 1. "Never Imitate": A Civilization Is Born How America arrived at its reigning myth
Chapter 2. America Preeminent How America became the global pacesetter
Chapter 3. Accidental Empire How America ruled the world
Part 2. End of the Ascendancy
Chapter 4. Middling America How America is no longer the benchmark
Chapter 5. Goliath Bound How the Accidental Empire is bogged down
Chapter 6. The Return of Russia An example of how America lost its magnetism
Part 3. After America Worlds
Chapter 7. Chaos How an After America chaos could be dark and stormy-or happy
Chapter 8. Multipolar World How rising powers like India could shape a new multipolar order
Chapter 9. Chinese Century How a Chinese Century could start in America's backyard
Chapter 10. City-States How global city-states could define a new age
Chapter 11. Universal Civilization How Dante's dream might be realized
Part 4. America, After America
Chapter 12. After America California How California is becoming an After America place
Conclusion: Life After the American Century How Americans can make their way in a new epoch
