After Globalization

Acknowledgments

A Prixecis: The Argument 1

Part I: The Afterlife of Globalization

a. Nothing Can Save Us 5

b. From Globalization to Anti-Americanism 9

c. From Anti-Americanism Back to Globalization 15

d. “I face the World as it is”: On Obama 29

e. Of and After: Two Narratives of the Global 34

f. Seven Theses after Globalization 44

g. Something’s Missing 57

Part II: The Limits of Liberalism

a. After Globalization, or, Liberalism after Neoliberalism 69

b. Neoliberals Dressed in Black: Richard Florida 77

c. The Anecdotal American: Thomas Friedman 100

d. Confidence Game: Paul Krugman 114

e. The Non-Shock Doctrine: Naomi Klein 134

f. The Limits of Hollywood: Michael Clayton 152

Part III: The Global Generation

a. Next Generation 171

b. From Anti-Americanism to Globalization 173

c. A Map of the World 179

d. Biogeographies 207

e. Can’t Get There from Here 218

Conclusion: “Oh, Don’t Ask Why!” 225

Index 239