From the Book - First edition.
Part One: Michael Douglas and women.
Fatal Attraction: caught in the crossfire of the Mommy Wars
War of the Roses: court-mandated fatherhood
Basic Instinct: what if we just got rid of all the men?
Part Two: The Economic Actor.
Wall Street: A new economy, and a new masculinity, emerges
Falling Down: The aspirational mass shooter
Part Three: A white man in a brown world.
Black Rain: America hits its midlife crisis
The American President: Finding meaning in the drone bomb
Part Four: The patriarch falls.
Disclosure: Please report to human resources
The Game: Bringing patriarchs back to life
Part Five: Welcome to the postpatriarchy.
Teaching Michael Douglas to love: age gaps, power imbalances, and other heterosexual indignities
Daddy issues: father hunger and the search for an heir
Speculative masculinity: the rise of the masculinity influencer
Conclusion: Imagining a post-Michael Douglas world.
