The American Century of global leadership, they show, resulted both from innovations and ideas. Revolutionary improvements in technology (especially satellite communications and jet transportation) combined with the leadership elite#s enthusiasm for de-regulation of markets and free trade to fuel American-style globalization. Zeiler and Eckes show this formula helped the nation rise to economic power after the Spanish- American War, and win both world wars and the Cold War. In the decade after the end of the Cold War, America#s power and cultural influence soared as business and financial interests pursued the long-term quest for global markets. But the tragic events of September 2001 and the growing volatility of global finance raised questions about whether the era of American-led globalization was sustainable, or vulnerable to catastrophic collapse INDICE 1. Americanizing Britain#s world, 1898#1913; 2. Globalization in war and peace, 1914#1920; 3. Exporting the American dream, 1921#1929; 4. Business busted, diplomacy destroyed, 1929#1939; 5. Defending allies, developing frontiers, 1939#1946; 6. Containing and consuming, 1947#1957; 7. Transforming the world, 1958#1973; 8. Enduring the crises, 1973#1986; 9. Freedom and free trade, 1986#1995; 10. Folding the flag: globalization and the new millennium