Introduction : change and continuity in American grand strategy
Power, culture, and grand strategy
Strategic culture and strategic adjustment in the United States
The lost alliance : ideas and alternatives in American grand strategy, 1918-1921
Conceiving containment : ideas and alternatives in American grand strategy, 1945-1951
Hegemony on the cheap : ideas and alternatives in American grand strategy, 1992-2000
Conclusion : the American strategic dilemma.