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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... global distribution of economic resources . The last two chapters of this book examine the years in which a bipolar world did indeed seem to exist , economically , militarily , and ideologically - and was reflected at the political ...
... global distribution of economic resources . The last two chapters of this book examine the years in which a bipolar world did indeed seem to exist , economically , militarily , and ideologically - and was reflected at the political ...
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... Global Balances , 1815-1885 The international system which de- veloped in the half - century and more following Napoleon's downfall possessed an unusual set of characteristics , some merely temporary , while others became permanent ...
... Global Balances , 1815-1885 The international system which de- veloped in the half - century and more following Napoleon's downfall possessed an unusual set of characteristics , some merely temporary , while others became permanent ...
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... Global Wars , Public Debts , and the Long Cycle , " passim ; Gilpin , War and Change in World Politics , passim . 243. This is best described in G. R. Searle , The Quest for National Efficiency : A Study in British Politics and British ...
... Global Wars , Public Debts , and the Long Cycle , " passim ; Gilpin , War and Change in World Politics , passim . 243. This is best described in G. R. Searle , The Quest for National Efficiency : A Study in British Politics and British ...
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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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