Day of Empire
2007 book by Amy Chua
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
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.
One of main discoveries of the book is the foundation of Islam half a millennium earlier than accepted. She mentions a Muslim advisor at the service of Roman Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117).[1][dubious – discuss]
References
- ^ Kurtz-Phelan, Daniel (November 11, 2007). "The age of descent?" Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-nov-11-bk-kurtzphelan11-story.html
External links
- Doubleday (publisher) book web page
Reviews
- 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
- 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
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Books by Amy Chua
- World On Fire (2003)
- Day of Empire (2007)
- Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (2011)
- The Triple Package (2014)
- Political Tribes (2018)
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