Day of empire how hyperpowers rise to global dominance--and why they fall
In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires -- or hyperpowers -- rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history -- from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent...
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New York
Anchor Books
2009
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : The secret to world dominance
- Part one : The tolerance of barbarians. The first hegemon
- Tolerance in Rome's high empire
- China's golden age
- The great Mongol empire
- Part two : The enlightening of tolerance. The purification of medieval Spain
- The Dutch world empire
- Tolerance and intolerance in the East
- The British empire
- Part three : The future of world dominance. The American hyperpower
- The rise and fall of the Axis powers
- The challengers
- The day of empire.