Day of empire : how hyperpowers rise to global dominance-- and why they fall / Amy Chua
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| | | | | | Day of empire : how hyperpowers rise to global dominance-- and why they fall. - New York , 2007. | | xxxiv, 396 p. ; 24 cm. | | The first hegemon : the great Persian empire from Cyrus to Alexander -- Tolerance in Rome?s high empire : gladiators, togas, and imperial glue -- China?s golden age : the mix-blooded Tang dynasty -- The great Mongol empire : cosmopolitan barbarians -- The "purification" of medieval Spain : inquisition, expulsion, and the price of intolerance -- The Dutch world empire : diamonds, damask, and every "mongrel sect in Christendom" -- Tolerance and intolerance in the East : the Ottoman, Ming, and Mughal empires -- The British empire : "rebel buggers" and the "white man?s burden" -- The American hyperpower : tolerance and the microchip -- The rise and fall of the Axis Powers : the strategic price of intolerance -- The challengers : China, the European Union, and India in the twenty-first century -- The day of empire : lessons of history. | | ISBN 9780385512848 (hbk.). | | | | 1. Hegemony - History 2. Imperialism - History.I. Title | | | Library : UiTM Shah Alam |
| | Accn No. | Item Status | Add Id | Location | SMD | Item Category | | 145460AD | Shelf | | PERPUSTAKAAN INTEC(S17) | BOOK | RAK TERBUKA (OPEN SHELVES) |
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