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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Page 323
... output increased from 35.4 to 128 million tons and steel production from 4 to 17.7 million tons , electricity output rose sevenfold , machine - tool figures over twentyfold , and tractors nearly fortyfold.131 By the late 1930s , indeed ...
... output increased from 35.4 to 128 million tons and steel production from 4 to 17.7 million tons , electricity output rose sevenfold , machine - tool figures over twentyfold , and tractors nearly fortyfold.131 By the late 1930s , indeed ...
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... output each year since 1959 dropping from double - digit increases to a lower and lower figure , so that by the late 1970s it was down to 3-4 percent a year and still falling . In retrospect , this was a fairly natural development ...
... output each year since 1959 dropping from double - digit increases to a lower and lower figure , so that by the late 1970s it was down to 3-4 percent a year and still falling . In retrospect , this was a fairly natural development ...
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... output of 12.8 million such vehicles ; by 1980 , it was producing a mere 23 percent of the world output , but since the latter totaled 30 million units , the absolute American production had increased to 6.9 million units . Yet despite ...
... output of 12.8 million such vehicles ; by 1980 , it was producing a mere 23 percent of the world output , but since the latter totaled 30 million units , the absolute American production had increased to 6.9 million units . Yet despite ...
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The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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