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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... nuclear weaponry held in these two arsenals is an indication of po- litical incapacity or mental sickness , which threatens all daily life on this planet and should be abolished or greatly reduced as soon as possible.174 On the other ...
... nuclear weaponry held in these two arsenals is an indication of po- litical incapacity or mental sickness , which threatens all daily life on this planet and should be abolished or greatly reduced as soon as possible.174 On the other ...
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... nuclear missiles would hit the Soviet Union . More worrying technically , although perhaps less alarming politi- cally , is the buildup of the British and French nuclear delivery and warhead capacities . Until recently , the " deterrent ...
... nuclear missiles would hit the Soviet Union . More worrying technically , although perhaps less alarming politi- cally , is the buildup of the British and French nuclear delivery and warhead capacities . Until recently , the " deterrent ...
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... Nuclear Strategy , ch . 5 et seq .; T. B. Larson , Soviet - American Rivalry ( New York , 1978 ) , pp . 178ff . 83 ... Nuclear Weapons ( London , 1980 ) ; A. Pierce , Nuclear Politics : The British Expe- rience with an Independent ...
... Nuclear Strategy , ch . 5 et seq .; T. B. Larson , Soviet - American Rivalry ( New York , 1978 ) , pp . 178ff . 83 ... Nuclear Weapons ( London , 1980 ) ; A. Pierce , Nuclear Politics : The British Expe- rience with an Independent ...
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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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