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Amy Chua, author
Stephen Sackur asks Amy Chua, author of The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, if there is a cultural inevitability about the decline of the west and the rise of the east.
Amy Chua is a respected writer on geopolitics and a mother, but it's her views on parenting that have recently captured the world's attention. Her book 'The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother' has become a publishing sensation. Its controversial message on childrearing raises wider questions - has America forgotten the value of discipline and hard work? Stephen Sackur asks if there is a cultural inevitability about the decline of the west and the rise of the east.
Last on
Sun 20 Feb 2011
02:30GMT
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- Sun 20 Feb 2011 02:30GMT