Introduction : the whys and wherefores
Men out of Asia
America 1492
Native philosophies of life
Unitary norms : the Asian perspective
The dualistic view : the European norm
The trinary compromise : the Near Eastern norm
The empire of Tawantinsuyu
The empire of the Méxica
The Maya kingdoms
The Mississippian cities and towns
The Pueblo towns
The Taíno chiefdoms
Hemispheric-internal relationships in the twenty-first century : the inner design
Commerce and discovery of the old world
International alliances and interaction in the twenty-first century : the outer scheme
Epilogue: the first Baktun.