The head of one of the world’s largest chemical manufacturers is calling for a new American revolution. Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical, warns that the United States is heading for a dismal future if it does not wake up to global realities and rally to save manufacturing. In speeches, interviews, op-eds and a new book titled Make It in America: The Case for Re-Inventing the Economy , the Australian-born chemical engineer is urging Americans to re-think their country’s approach to manufacturing, government intervention and economic growth. “When Americans hear the word ‘manufacturing’, they don’t think of the future. They think of the past — and of a present defined by job losses, closed factories and a middle class in peril,” Liveris wrote in his book, which he recently discussed during a visit to Wharton.…