Day of Empire

Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall

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Author	Amy Chua
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Imperialism, colonialism, geopolitics
Genre	Political science, history, international relations
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	October 2007
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

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).

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