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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... expenditures of the comba- tants go a long way toward explaining the eventual outcome of the conflict ( see Table 11 ) . Table 11. Military Expenditures of the Powers in the Crimean War73 ( millions of pounds ) 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 ...
... expenditures of the comba- tants go a long way toward explaining the eventual outcome of the conflict ( see Table 11 ) . Table 11. Military Expenditures of the Powers in the Crimean War73 ( millions of pounds ) 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 ...
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... expenditures by individual nations in this decade , but Table 27 can serve as a fair guide to what was happening . Table 27. Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930–193850 ( millions of current dollars ) Japan Italy Germany USSR ...
... expenditures by individual nations in this decade , but Table 27 can serve as a fair guide to what was happening . Table 27. Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930–193850 ( millions of current dollars ) Japan Italy Germany USSR ...
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... expenditures upon " unproductive " armaments , one runs the risk of eroding the national economic base , especially vis - à - vis states which are concentrating a greater share of their income upon productive investment for long- term ...
... expenditures upon " unproductive " armaments , one runs the risk of eroding the national economic base , especially vis - à - vis states which are concentrating a greater share of their income upon productive investment for long- term ...
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