The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
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... China's balancing act . This is not contradicted by China's recent mem- bership in the World Bank and the IMF ( and its possible future mem- bership in GATT and the Asian Development Bank ) —which are not so much indications of Peking's ...
... China's balancing act . This is not contradicted by China's recent mem- bership in the World Bank and the IMF ( and its possible future mem- bership in GATT and the Asian Development Bank ) —which are not so much indications of Peking's ...
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... China in McNeill , Rise of the West , pp . 524-34 ; and Roberts , History of the World , pp . 424-44 . For more detail , C. O. Hucker , China's Imperial Past ( Stanford , Calif . , 1975 ) , pp . 303ff ; J. A. Harrison , The Chinese ...
... China in McNeill , Rise of the West , pp . 524-34 ; and Roberts , History of the World , pp . 424-44 . For more detail , C. O. Hucker , China's Imperial Past ( Stanford , Calif . , 1975 ) , pp . 303ff ; J. A. Harrison , The Chinese ...
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... China and India , ” p . 69 . 44. Ramses , 1982 , p . 285 ; the figures in Morley ( ed . ) , Pacific Basin , p . 13 ; Reynolds , " China in the International Economy , " pp . 73–74 . By comparison , see again Rosecrance , Rise of the ...
... China and India , ” p . 69 . 44. Ramses , 1982 , p . 285 ; the figures in Morley ( ed . ) , Pacific Basin , p . 13 ; Reynolds , " China in the International Economy , " pp . 73–74 . By comparison , see again Rosecrance , Rise of the ...
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