Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Chua, Amy |
| Publisher: | Anchor |
| Date: | 1/6/2009 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominantempires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-lengthstudies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empiresof Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—andreveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the roots of their ultimatedemise.
Chua’s analysis uncovers a fascinating historical pattern: while policiesof tolerance and assimilation toward conquered peoples are essential for an empireto succeed, the multicultural society that results introduces new tensions and instabilities,threatening to pull the empire apart from this means for the UnitedStates’ uncertain future is the subject of Chua’s provocative and surprising conclusion.
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