''Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall'' is a 2007 book by

Yale Law School Yale Law School (Yale Law or YLS) is the law school of Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was established in 1824 and has been ranked as the best law school in the United States by '' U.S. News & Worl ...

professor

Amy Chua Amy Lynn Chua (born October 26, 1962), also known as "the Tiger Mom", is an American lawyer, legal scholar, and writer. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School with an expertise in international business transactions, law ...

Summary

The book discusses examples of "

hyperpower A hyperpower is a state that dominates all other states in every domain (i.e. military, culture, economy, etc.); it has no rivals that can match its capabilities, and is considered to be a step higher than a superpower. Although the United State ...

s" throughout human history. The historicity and academic rigor of this work has been questioned by graduates of the University of Wisconsin.

External links

Doubleday (publisher) book web page

Reviews

''Los Angeles Times'' review
by Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, 11 November 2007

by Lance Morrow, 18 November 2007
''Salon'' review
by Andrew O'Hehir, 19 November 2007

Other discussion

Harry Kreisler Harry Kreisler () is an American historian who was formerly executive director of the Institute of International Studies at University of California, Berkeley. He is best known as the creator and host of the television program Conversations with H ...

of the Institute of International Studies
''After Words'' interview with Chua on ''Day of Empire'', December 29, 2007
2007 non-fiction books Achaemenid Empire Books about civilizations Books about geopolitics Books about imperialism Books about international relations Books by Amy Chua Doubleday (publisher) books Hegemony History books about ancient Rome History books about the British Empire History books about China History books about the Dutch Empire History books about Iran History books about Japan History books about Mongolia History books about Nazi Germany History books about Spain Mongol Empire Political science books Tang dynasty {{British-Empire-stub