Heidi's review
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall
by Amy Chua
Heidi's review
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall by Amy Chua
Heidi's review
rating:
If you're interested in empires and spend any time conteplating America's situation in the world today, I highly recommend this well-written book.
I saw this writer on CSpan Book TV in January, and was fascinated by her ideas about empire, particularly since I had just returned from my first trip to Spain.
Ms. Chua does a great job of condensing the pertinent information of historical empires into this book and then looking for the constants in every empire.
Although most of the book is about empires throughout history, she does discuss America and whether or not it is truly an empire. I really appreciated the way she looks at the modern American situation, pointing out both the negatives and positives. She definitely doesn't rant and gives a keen perspective on our country's present situation.
I saw this writer on CSpan Book TV in January, and was fascinated by her ideas about empire, particularly since I had just returned from my first trip to Spain.
Ms. Chua does a great job of condensing the pertinent information of historical empires into this book and then looking for the constants in every empire.
Although most of the book is about empires throughout history, she does discuss America and whether or not it is truly an empire. I really appreciated the way she looks at the modern American situation, pointing out both the negatives and positives. She definitely doesn't rant and gives a keen perspective on our country's present situation.
