Bibliograph

Day of empire, how hyperpowers rise to global dominance--and why they fall, Amy Chua

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Day of empire, how hyperpowers rise to global dominance--and why they fall, Amy Chua

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-382) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Day of empire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

123079516

Responsibility statement

Amy Chua

Sub title

how hyperpowers rise to global dominance--and why they fall

Table Of Contents

The first hegemon : the great Persian empire from Cyrus to Alexander -- Tolerance in Rome's high empire : gladiators, togas, and imperial "glue" -- China's golden age : the mixed-blooded Tang dynasty -- The great Mongol empire : cosmopolitan barbarians -- The "purification" of medieval Spain : inquisition, expulsion, and the price of intolerance -- The Dutch world empire : diamonds, damask, and every "mongrel sect in Christendom" -- Tolerance and intolerance in the East : the Ottoman, Ming, and Mughal empires -- The British empire : "rebel buggers" and the "white man's burden" -- The American hyperpower : tolerance and the microchip -- The rise and fall of the Axis Powers : Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan -- The challengers : China, the European Union, and India in the twenty-first century -- The day of empire : lessons of history

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