1.World of Empires: Precontact–1740
2.America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment: 1741–1800
3.From Republican to Romantic: 1800–1850
4.Contests of Intellectual Authority: 1850–90
5.Modernist Revolts: 1890–1920
6.Roots and Rootlessness: 1920–45
7.The Opening of the American Mind: 1945–70
8.Against Universalism: 1962–90s
Epilogue: Rethinking America in an Age of Globalization; or, The Conversation Continues