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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... country close to Britain as the leading world exporter ; not surprisingly , its merchant marine also expanded , to ... country's manifest destiny , although perhaps in a less deterministic and frenetic tone . What was significant about ...
... country close to Britain as the leading world exporter ; not surprisingly , its merchant marine also expanded , to ... country's manifest destiny , although perhaps in a less deterministic and frenetic tone . What was significant about ...
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... country's chief rivals . This loss of industrial supremacy was soon felt in the cutthroat competition for customers ... country was becoming uncompetitive . The slowdown of British productivity and the decrease in competi- tiveness in ...
... country's chief rivals . This loss of industrial supremacy was soon felt in the cutthroat competition for customers ... country was becoming uncompetitive . The slowdown of British productivity and the decrease in competi- tiveness in ...
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... country within a few decades . The country's weaknesses are so well known as to require only a brief mention here . Diplomatically and strategically , Peking has re- garded itself ( with some justification ) as being isolated and sur ...
... country within a few decades . The country's weaknesses are so well known as to require only a brief mention here . Diplomatically and strategically , Peking has re- garded itself ( with some justification ) as being isolated and sur ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
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The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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