Day of Empire

Summary

Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall is a 2007 book by Yale Law School professor Amy Chua.

Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall
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AuthorAmy Chua
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectImperialism, colonialism, geopolitics
GenrePolitical science, history, international relations
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
October 2007
Media typeeBook, hardcover
Pages432
ISBN978-0-385-52412-4 (eBook)
978-0-385-51284-8 (hardcover)

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.

External links edit

  • Doubleday (publisher) book web page

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