It is not sufficient for grand narratives to be grand. They must also be very leaky (surplus/spillover) and have parallel war/peace subplots
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"Colonial Empire", "Americanization", and "Globalization" were proper, full grand narratives. "Silicon Valley" is almost there.
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A proper grand narrative induces a global cultural geography with a "North Pole" (in "all roads lead to Rome" sense). Last 3: London, NY, SF
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