Day of Empire
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Author | Amy Chua |
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Language | English |
Subject | Imperialism, colonialism, geopolitics |
Genre | Political science, history, international relations |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | October 2007 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | eBook, hardcover |
Pages | 432 |
ISBN | 978-0-385-52412-4 (eBook) 978-0-385-51284-8 (hardcover) |
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall is a 2007 book by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua.
Summary
[edit]The book discusses examples of "hyperpowers" throughout human history. It explains their strength as a result of their ethnic diversity, but also explains how this diversity eventually led to their downfall.
References
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[edit]Reviews
[edit]- Los Angeles Times review by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, 11 November 2007
- New York Times review by Lance Morrow, 18 November 2007
- Salon review by Andrew O'Hehir, 19 November 2007
Other discussion
[edit]- Interview with Chua Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine by Harry Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies
- After Words interview with Chua on Day of Empire, December 29, 2007
Categories:
- 2007 non-fiction books
- Achaemenid Empire
- Books about civilizations
- Books about geopolitics
- Books about imperialism
- Books about international relations
- Books by Amy Chua
- Doubleday (publisher) books
- Hegemony
- History books about ancient Rome
- History books about the British Empire
- History books about China
- History books about the Dutch Empire
- History books about Iran
- History books about Japan
- History books about Mongolia
- History books about Nazi Germany
- History books about Spain
- Mongol Empire
- Political science books
- Tang dynasty
- British Empire stubs