| Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall | |
| Author: | Amy Chua |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Imperialism, colonialism, geopolitics |
| Genre: | Political science, history, international relations |
| Publisher: | Doubleday |
| Release Date: | October 2007 |
| Media Type: | eBook, hardcover |
| Pages: | 432 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-385-52412-4 |
| Isbn Note: | (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.
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.