Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Paradox of Modernity

Part I Theory

1.The Concepts: Populism, Nationalism, Fascism, and Nativism

2.The Synthesis: A New Typology of Nationalism

3.Karl Polanyi: Theory and Ambiguity

4.Joseph Schumpeter: Technology and the “Double Movement”

Part II Global Interconnectivity and the Rise of the Modern Liberal Order

5.The Belle Époque: Railroads and Telegraphy

6.The Digital Age: Turbo Jets and Computers

Part III The Dark Side of Globalization

7.Economic Vulnerability: Productive Reorganization and Financial Crises

8.Information Overload: Mass Media and Fake News

9.Foreign Fears: Immigration and Global Terror

Part IV Anti-Globalization

10.From Globalization to the Nation

11.The Turn Inward: Nativism and Fascism

Part V Postwar Peace

12.The Concert of Europe

13.The Bretton Woods Era

Conclusion: Using History as a Guide

Notes

Bibliography

Index