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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... larger than those of any other country in the world ( except , presuma- bly , those of Japan after the latter's recent surge ) , and the deutsche mark is often used by other nations as a reserve currency . As against all this , one can ...
... larger than those of any other country in the world ( except , presuma- bly , those of Japan after the latter's recent surge ) , and the deutsche mark is often used by other nations as a reserve currency . As against all this , one can ...
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... larger and larger amount of equipment such as machine - building and metalworking tools would be consumed by the military , crowding out the share of investment capital going to the rest of industry . Yet , while economists believe that ...
... larger and larger amount of equipment such as machine - building and metalworking tools would be consumed by the military , crowding out the share of investment capital going to the rest of industry . Yet , while economists believe that ...
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... larger defense forces - in just the same way as imperial Spain felt it needed a far larger army than its contemporaries and Victorian Britain insisted upon a much bigger navy than any other country . Furthermore , since the USSR is seen ...
... larger defense forces - in just the same way as imperial Spain felt it needed a far larger army than its contemporaries and Victorian Britain insisted upon a much bigger navy than any other country . Furthermore , since the USSR is seen ...
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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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