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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... leading states in the international system strove to enhance its wealth and its power , to become ( or to remain ) both rich and strong . w ilainy n a copacity The " military conflict " referred to in the book's subtitle is therefore S ...
... leading states in the international system strove to enhance its wealth and its power , to become ( or to remain ) both rich and strong . w ilainy n a copacity The " military conflict " referred to in the book's subtitle is therefore S ...
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... leading place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in steel , engineering , motor cars and aircraft . Firms like Schneider , Peugeot , Michelin and Re- nault were in the vanguard . " 1 Until Henry Ford's mass - production ...
... leading place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in steel , engineering , motor cars and aircraft . Firms like Schneider , Peugeot , Michelin and Re- nault were in the vanguard . " 1 Until Henry Ford's mass - production ...
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... leading reserve currency ) rather than demand payment in gold . As the 1960s unfolded , however , this cozy situation evaporated . Both Kennedy and ( even more ) Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas ...
... leading reserve currency ) rather than demand payment in gold . As the 1960s unfolded , however , this cozy situation evaporated . Both Kennedy and ( even more ) Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas ...
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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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