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

by Amy Chua

In a little over two centuries, America has grown from a regional power to a superpower, and to what is today called a hyperpower. But can America retain its position as the world’s dominant power, or has it already begun to decline?

Historians have debated the rise and fall of empires for centuries. To date, however, no one has studied the far rarer phenomenon of... (more)

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A very readable and interesting historical perspectives on past empires going back to ancient Persia, which develops a thesis that the success of empires depends on their openness to learning from the peoples that they conquer. Empires fail when then become less inclusive. The authors suggests that this is a lesson the United States should take to heart.

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