| Prologue The Stupidity of Broke | 1 | (24) | |
| Chapter One The New Rome | 25 | (20) | |
| Chapter Two Undreaming America | 45 | (58) | |
| Chapter Three The New Athens | 103 | (24) | |
| Chapter Four Decline | 127 | (62) | |
| Chapter Five The New Britannia | 189 | (22) | |
| Chapter Six Fall | 211 | (58) | |
| Chapter Seven The New Jerusalem | 269 | (10) | |
| Chapter Eight After | 279 | (46) | |
| Epilogue The Hope of Audacity | 325 | (26) | |
| Acknowledgments | 351 | (2) | |
| Notes | 353 | (52) | |
| Index | 405 |