艾米·蔡(Amv Chua),美国耶鲁法学院华裔教授,畅销书《火焰上的世界》(World on Fire)的作者,也是国际贸易,种族斗争和全球化领域的著名专家。她和丈夫,三个女儿一起生活在康涅狄格州的纽黑文市。
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, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how hyperpowers rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliantly focused chapters, Chua examines history’s hyperpowers—Persia, Rome, Tang China, the Mongols, the Dutch, the British, and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the roots of their ultimate demise.
Chua’s unprecedented study reveals a fascinating historical pattern. For all their differences, she argues, every one of these world-dominant powers was, at least by the standards of its time, extraordinarily pluralistic and tolerant. Each one succeeded by harnessing the skills and energies of individuals from very different backgrounds, and by attracting and exploiting highly talented groups that were excluded in other societies. Thus Rome allowed Africans, Spaniards, and Gauls alike to rise to the highest echelons of power, while the “barbarian” Mongols conquered their vast domains only because they practiced an ethnic and religious tolerance unheard of in their time. In contrast,
Nazi Germany and imperial Japan, while wielding great power, failed to attain global dominance as a direct result of their racial and religious intolerance.
But Chua also uncovers a great historical irony: in virtually every instance, multicultural tolerance eventually sowed the seeds of decline, and diversity became a liability, triggering conflict, hatred, and violence.
The United States is the quintessential example of a power that rose to global dominance through tolerance and diversity. The secret to America’s success has always been its unsurpassed ability to attract enterprising immigrants. Today, however, concerns about outsourcing and uncontrolled illegal immigration are producing a backlash against our tradition of cultural openness. Has America finally reached a “tipping point”? Have we gone too far in the direction of diversity and tolerance to maintain cohesion and unity? Will we be overtaken by rising powers like China, the EU or even India?
Chua shows why American power may have already exceeded its limits and why it may be in our interest to retreat from our go-it-alone approach and promote a new multilateralism in both domestic and foreign affairs.</p>
其实真挺奇怪,为毛出版社会选择引进这本书的。因为这完全是写给外国人,更细化的说是写给美国人看的东西。当然译者也如实的反应出了这一点,比如246页上作者就将馒头称为【一种蒸制的面包】,呵呵,说的就跟作者或译者不知道那叫“馒头”似的… 更可惜的是,负责引进本书的出...
评分正可谓“以史为鉴,可以知兴替”,无论是历史学家,还是喜欢历史的普通读者,都喜欢从历史当中发掘一些规律性的东西,从而丰富自己的思想,指导人生的实践。本书作者亦是如此,她从历史上大国(超级强国)兴亡更替的变化之中总结出“相对宽容”这一必备因素,认为超级强国都在...
评分其实真挺奇怪,为毛出版社会选择引进这本书的。因为这完全是写给外国人,更细化的说是写给美国人看的东西。当然译者也如实的反应出了这一点,比如246页上作者就将馒头称为【一种蒸制的面包】,呵呵,说的就跟作者或译者不知道那叫“馒头”似的… 更可惜的是,负责引进本书的出...
评分引用“蔡美儿关于这段历史的前所未有的论证揭露了一个令人入迷的格局:尽管这几个世界统治力量各不相同,但是至少有一点是相通的,那就是它们在所处的那段时期都是最为多元化以及宽容的。”引用完毕~ 多元化和宽容是建立在强大的军事力量和庞大充足的财富这两大基础上的。 没有...
评分弗朗西斯 福山曾经预言,世界的不断进步,使得宗教与民族战争几乎变为不可能。因此这类冲突往往局限在那些较为原始的社会中,同样诺曼 安吉尔在《大幻觉》一书中也写道,当今世界文化多姿多彩,宗教多种多样,各国经济上互相依赖,战争正日渐被人们抛弃。但是,安吉尔这本关于...
宽容 不是一切
评分虎妈的历史讲的还可以,其他就略过吧
评分Great analysis even though the evidence could be a little sketchy.
评分虎妈的历史讲的还可以,其他就略过吧
评分Great analysis even though the evidence could be a little sketchy.
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