• Preface
• Introduction
1. The Scottish Enlightenment and the Stages of Civilization
2. American Geography Textbooks
3. John Hill Burton’s Political Economy
4. Invention, the Engine of Progress
5. An Outline of Theories of Civilization
• Reflections
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Illustration Sources and Credits
• Index

Albert Craig is Harvard-Yenching Professor of Japanese History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.