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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... Manufacturing Production , 1913-1925 280 27 Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930-1938 296 28. Annual Indices of Manufacturing Production , 1913-1938 299 29. Aircraft Production of the Powers , 1932-1939 324 30. Shares of ...
... Manufacturing Production , 1913-1925 280 27 Defense Expenditures of the Great Powers , 1930-1938 296 28. Annual Indices of Manufacturing Production , 1913-1938 299 29. Aircraft Production of the Powers , 1932-1939 324 30. Shares of ...
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... manufacturing production even more than that of the United States , and the continuation of that growth during the 1919-1938 period meant that it was second only to the Soviet Union in its overall rate of expansion ( See Table 28 ) ...
... manufacturing production even more than that of the United States , and the continuation of that growth during the 1919-1938 period meant that it was second only to the Soviet Union in its overall rate of expansion ( See Table 28 ) ...
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... manufacturing sector . With millions of workers now being trained , either in factory schools or in technical colleges , and then ( slightly later ) with a vast expansion in university numbers , the country was at last acquiring the ...
... manufacturing sector . With millions of workers now being trained , either in factory schools or in technical colleges , and then ( slightly later ) with a vast expansion in university numbers , the country was at last acquiring the ...
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