Лучшие книги Эми Чуа

Книга профессора Юридической школы Йельского университета Эми Чуа "Боевой гимн матери-тигрицы" вызвала скандал. Живущая в США китаянка жестко и откровенно рассказала о том, как воспитывала дочерей. Вернее, о том, как пыталась перенести китайскую модель воспитания детей на американскую землю. Ее методы шокируют, но ей удалось многое. Об этой книге, ставшей бестселлером в Европе и США, спорят до сих пор. Теперь к дискуссии можем присоединиться и мы. "Если вы хотите узнать, каким образом китайские родители растят в Америке таких успешных детей (сплошных отличников, победителей математических олимпиад и призеров музыкальных конкурсов), я…

Професорка Школи права Єльського університету Емі Чуа, донька китайських іммігрантів, не вперше кидає виклик панівному підходу до виховання дітей у США. Цього разу разом із чоловіком, професором Джедом Рубенфелдом, вона дослідила вплив методів виховання та цінностей спільнот, в яких зростають діти, на їхній подальший успіх у житті. Подружжя дійшло висновку, що для всіх найуспішніших спільнот в Америці визначальною є комбінація трьох чинників, які автори назвали Трьома силами: відчуттям вищості, загроженістю й здатністю контролювати імпульси. Ці Три сили притаманні переважно іммігрантам у першому поколінні, релігійним і національним меншинам, які внаслідок життєвих обставин і культурних особливостей досягають виняткового успіху і вибираються на найвищі суспільні щаблі. Водночас автори роблять застереження, що поняття успіх, яке вони використовують у дослідженні, є приземленим, вимірюваним, і зрештою цей успіх не є вичерпним і остаточним, а Три сили не обіцяють щастя і гармонії.

Amy Chua's remarkable and provocative book explores the tensions of the post-Cold War globalising world. As global markets open, ethnic conflict worsens and democracy in developing nations can turn ugly and violent. Chua shows how free markets have concentrated disproportionate, often spectacular wealth in the hands of resented ethnic minorities - 'market-dominant minorities'. Adding democracy to this volatile mix can unleash suppressed ethnic hatred and bring to power 'ethno-nationalist' governments that pursue aggressive policies of confiscation and revenge. Chua also shows how individual countries may be viewed as market-dominant minorities, a fact that could help to explain the rising tide of anti-American sentiment around the world and the visceral hatred of Americans expressed in recent acts of terrorism. Chua is not an anti-globalist. But in this must-read bestselling book she presciently warns that, far from making the world a better and safer place, democracy and capitalism - at least in the raw, unrestrained form in which they are currently being exported - are intensifying ethnic resentment and global violence, with potentially catastrophic results.

In Political Tribes, Amy Chua argues that we must rediscover an identity that transcends the tribalism we see in politics today. Enough false slogans of unity, which are just another form of divisiveness. When people are defined by their differences to each other, extremism becomes the common ground. It is time for a more difficult unity that acknowledges the reality of our group differences and fights the deep rifts that divide us.

Why do Jews win so many Nobel Prizes and Pulitzer Prizes? Why are Mormons running the business and finance sectors? Why do the children of even impoverished and poorly educated Chinese immigrants excel so remarkably at school? It may be taboo to say it, but some cultural groups starkly outperform others. The bestselling husband and wife team Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, and Jed Rubenfeld, author of The Interpretation of Murder, reveal the three essential components of success - its hidden spurs, inner dynamics and its potentially damaging costs - showing how, ultimately, when properly understood and harnessed, the Triple Package can put anyone on their chosen path to success.

In their provocative new book, Chua (Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother) and Rubenfeld (The Interpretation of Murder)—Yale Law professors and spouses—show why certain groups in the U.S. perform better than others. According to the authors, three traits breed success: a superiority complex, insecurity, and impulse control. Only when this ‘Triple Package’ comes together does it ‘generate drive, grit, and systematic disproportionate group success.’ Supported by statistics and original research….This comprehensive, lucid sociological study balances its findings with a probing look at the downsides of the triple package—the burden of carrying a family’s expectations, and deep insecurities that come at a psychological price.

In this sweeping history, bestselling author Amy Chua explains how globally dominant empires—or hyperpowers—rise and why they fall. In a series of brilliant chapter-length studies, she examines the most powerful cultures in history—from the ancient empires of Persia and China to the recent global empires of England and the United States—and reveals the reasons behind their success, as well as the roots of their ultimate demise.Chua's analysis uncovers a fascinating historical pattern: while policies of tolerance and assimilation toward conquered peoples are essential for an empire to succeed, the multicultural society that results introduces new tensions and instabilities, threatening to pull the empire apart from within. What this means for the United States' uncertain future is the subject of Chua's provocative and surprising conclusion.