"Scintillating history, breathtaking in scope and chock-full of insight. Amy Chua argues persuasively that the real key to acquiring and maintaining great power lies in the ability to attract and assimilate, rather than to coerce or intimidate.”—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
Day of Empire : how hyperpowers rise to global dominance and why they fall by Amy Chua - JC539 .C58 2007
"Scintillating history, breathtaking in scope and chock-full of insight. Amy Chua argues persuasively that the real key to acquiring and maintaining great power lies in the ability to attract and assimilate, rather than to coerce or intimidate.”—Andrew J. Bacevich, author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War