Introduction: The American Crisis and the American Dream
Chapter 1. The Many and the One - On Identity
Chapter 2. The Temple of Trade - On Consumerism
Chapter 3. Trick or Treat - On Belief
Chapter 4. The Lattice Constant - On Innovation and Enervation
Chapter 5. The Wood-Cut and the Wilderness - On Frontier
Chapter 6. The Cicada's Wing - On War, Peace and Empire
Chapter 7. Liberty Under the Law - On Freedom and Conformity
Chapter 8. Angles and Equations - On the Anglosphere
Afterword: Beyond Hobbes and Hobbits
Bibliography: Suggestions for further reading
