It draws from a span of history of many millennia, a difficult work for those who. Chua argues that all of the worlddominant powers in history among them, achaemenid persia, imperial rome, tang dynasty. Where xenophobia rears its head, notes chua, imperial expansion grinds to a halt. How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall, battle hymn of the tiger mother, and her. The commercial prospects of huangs proposal were almost certainly enhanced by this coincidence. Her expertise is in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. Chua argues that all of the worlddominant powers in history among them, achaemenid persia, imperial rome, tang dynasty china, the mongol empire, the dutch commercial empire. Day of empire how hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why the fall author. The book has become fodder for debate among parents.
Summary day of empire is a book about the history of the worlds hyperpowers, why they rise to global dominance, and why they fall. The punchline is generally that the reasons why they rise are also the reasons why they fall or you can get too much openness, expansion, diversity, entrepreneurship, etc. How hyperpowers rise to global dominanceand why they fall. How hyperpowers rise to global dominanceand why they. Amy chua author interview with conservative book club political tribes duration. She specializes in the study of international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization. A hundred and fifty chinese women were gangraped and more. How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability. Amy chua author of battle hymn of the tiger mother goodreads. As well, its underpinnings conveniently serve as a potent illustration of the broadly inclusive tenets in open mystic.
The author notes that even china in its day of empire, the eighthcentury tang dynasty, was a far more open society than it would be 1,000 years later. The book became an immediate and controversial bestseller. Chuas day of empire champions the connection between multicultural toleration. Chua s analysis uncovers a fascinating historical pattern. Why amy tiger mom chua drew up a contract for her adult kids. Amy chua thinks identity politics on both sides are to blame.
She uncovers that the secret ingredient to being a successful nation is to be as tolerant as possible. She joined the yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at duke law school. In this sweeping history, bestselling author amy chua explains how globally dominant empiresor hyperpowersrise and why they fall. How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall is a 2007 book by yale law school professor amy chua summary. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Daughters of demanding tiger mom amy chua open up about. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading day of empire. Daughters of demanding tiger mom amy chua open up about their childhood kids of tiger mom speak out from harvard and yale, 5 years later jan. It draws from a span of history of many millennia, a difficult work for those who have spent decades studying history professionally, and work that few if any of them would attempt. In this sweeping history, bestselling author amy chua explains how globally dominant empires or hyperpowersrise and why they fall. How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability, a new york times bestseller, was selected by the economist as one of the best books of 2003. She joined the yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at duke law school for 7 years. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
This is another well written and sharp book by amy chua, a contract law professor at yale, on why empires or hyperpowers rise and fall. She was born in 1962, the year of the tiger, in champaign, illinois. When your mom is tiger mother amy chua slate magazine. In a series of brilliant chapterlength studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in historyfrom the ancient empires of persia and china to the recent global empires of england and the united statesand reveals the reasons behind their success, as. How exporting free market democracy breeds ethnic hatred and global instability, day of empire. Amy chua forced her daughters, now 15 and 18, to practice their instruments sometimes up to six hours a dayand made her then 3. A memoir of a tiger mothers quest for perfection battle hymn of the tiger mother, by amy chua, discusses chuas extreme parenting techniques. Tolerance alone wont create a hyperpower, though, says the author. In a discussion with host harry kreisler, yale university law school professor amy chua analyzes the vortex of ethnic hatred generated by the unrestrained export of markets and democracy to the underdeveloped world. How hyperpowers rise to global dominanceand why they fall kindle edition by chua, amy.
Amy chua the key to the rise of the romans, the mongolsand the u. Battle hymn of the tiger mother lauren pagona teaching portfolio. How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall, was a critically acclaimed. In their 2014 book the triple package, amy chua and her husband, jed rubenfeld, argued controversially that certain racial or religious minorities in americaincluding mormons, jews, and east. In a series of brilliant chapterlength studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in historyfrom the ancient empires of persia and china to the recent global empires of england and the united statesand reveals the reasons behind their success. To nominate a potential subject ideally between the. Jan 15, 2011 in battle hymn of the tiger mother, amy chua describes her relentless determination to make her two daughters successful by raising them in a strict fashion, contrary to what she sees as.
How hyperpowers rise to global dominance 1st edition by amy chua isbn. How hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall is a 2007 book by yale law school professor amy chua. Publication date 2008 topics imperialism history, hegemony history publisher doubleday. The statement that her father made, you will marry a nonchinese over my dead. January 11, 2011 amy chua, a professor of law at yale, has written her first memoir about raising children the chinese way with strict rules and expectations. Amy chua brought up her daughters with an extreme regime that banned tv, drilled academic learning and demanded hours of music practice daily. Now, in this sweeping history of globally dominant empires, bestselling author amy chua explains how hyperpowers rise and why they fall. Jan 22, 2018 featuring lulu chua rubenfeld, age 21. S ethnic diversity, chua says in a new book cheryl carlin. Tale of a tiger mother author, battle hymn of the tiger mother. Day of empire by amy chua overdrive rakuten overdrive. Feb 10, 2012 amy chua author interview with conservative book club political tribes duration. Heres a one hour mp3 you can download from the world affairs council on whose behalf she spoke november 15, 2007. In a series of brilliantly focused chapters, chua examines historyis hyperpowers persia, rome, tang china, the mongols, the dutch, the british, and the united states and reveals the reasons behind their.
The book discusses examples of hyperpowers throughout human history. Chua graduated from harvard college and harvard law school. In may 1998, indonesian mobs swarmed through the streets of jakarta, looting and torching more than 5,000 ethnic chinese shops and homes. Sophia chuarubenfeld, amy chua and louisa chuarubenfeld attend a special screening of snow flower and the secret fan on july, 2011 in.
In a series of brilliant chapterlength studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in historyfrom the ancien. Feb 27, 2004 in may 1998, indonesian mobs swarmed through the streets of jakarta, looting and torching more than 5,000 ethnic chinese shops and homes. Jan 14, 2011 amy chua brought up her daughters with an extreme regime that banned tv, drilled academic learning and demanded hours of music practice daily. The premium pro 50 gb plan gives you the option to download a copy of your binder to your local. Jan 29, 2016 daughters of demanding tiger mom amy chua open up about their childhood kids of tiger mom speak out from harvard and yale, 5 years later jan. Feb 02, 2014 amy chua and her husband, jed rubenfeld, have a new book about why certain cultural groups tend to succeed more than others. Amy chua is the john duff professor of law at yale law school, and this is her second book that draws from history. Chua describes in rough chronological order the hyperpowers, from. How hyperpowers rise to global dominanceand why they fall preface a brief history of her life growing up in america. Despite some weaknesses, this is quite an interesting read. Amy lynn chua born october 26, 1962 is an american lawyer, academic and writer.
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