Day of empire
Subtitle: how hyperpowers rise to global dominance-- and why they fall
By: Amy Chua
Edition: 1st Anchor Books ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9781400077410
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Imperialisme; Plurale samenleving; Hegemonie; Verdraagzaamheid; Imperialism; Hegemony; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The secret to world dominance; title: Part one : The tolerance of barbarians. The first hegemon; title: Tolerance in Rome's high empire; title: China's golden age; title: The great Mongol empire; title: Part two : The enlightening of tolerance. The purification of medieval Spain; title: The Dutch world empire; title: Tolerance and intolerance in the East; title: The British empire; title: Part three : The future of world dominance. The American hyperpower; title: The rise and fall of the Axis powers; title: The challengers; title: The day of empire