The Moment of Empire A discussion of the rise and fall of
hyperpowers. Drawing on comparative historical case studies,
Chua provide a unique perspective on the importance of tolerance
in the ascent to power and the emergence of intolerance in the
period of decline. 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 hyperpowers – those few societies that
amassed such extraordinary military and economic might that they
essentially dominated the world. Now, in this sweeping history
of globally dominant empires, Amy Chua explains how hyperpowers
rise and why they fall.