Introduction: the ostrich and the eagle
New world power
A better nation morally
Toward a transnational America
The powerful mediating neutral
Voices of the people
The irreconcilables
New internationalism
Conclusion: the intricate balance.
Promise and peril : America at the dawn of a global age by Christopher McKnight Nichols. ISBN 9780674049840. Published by Harvard University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.