The monograph “North American Civilization” is a continuation of many years of research of local civilizations, conducted based on the methodology developed by the author together with E.B. Rashkovsky as part of elaboration of academic publications of the Center for Development and Modernization Studies of the IMEMO and organization of scientific conferences, including international ones. It comprises the definition of civilization (as opposed to the concept of culture), a set of basic values that somehow influence the economic and social problems of society, the fields of power, law, and arts. This methodology also determines the structure of the book – an analysis of the so-called “worldview”, social institutions, politics, historical dynamics and self-awareness of North American civilization, its contemporary problems and relationships with the world community.