- Nonfiction, Politics, Imperialism, Hegemony
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.
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Epic, cool, earnest and plot-driven.
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- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
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- Author
- Amy Chua
- First published
- 2007
- Pages
- 414
- Publisher
- Anchor, Anchor Books, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307472458
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