Day of empire: how hyperpowers rise to global dominance-- and why they fall

Introduction : The secret to world dominance

Part one : The tolerance of barbarians. The first hegemon

Tolerance in Rome's high empire

China's golden age

The great Mongol empire

Part two : The enlightening of tolerance. The purification of medieval Spain

The Dutch world empire

Tolerance and intolerance in the East

The British empire

Part three : The future of world dominance. The American hyperpower

The rise and fall of the Axis powers

The challengers

The day of empire.