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 102
... peace with France , which in turn meant that the German states ( reliant upon Dutch subsidies ) could not continue to fight on their own . Although the Nymegen peace treaties of 1678-1679 brought the open fighting to an end , Louis ...
... peace with France , which in turn meant that the German states ( reliant upon Dutch subsidies ) could not continue to fight on their own . Although the Nymegen peace treaties of 1678-1679 brought the open fighting to an end , Louis ...
Page 126
... peace ; and those sentiments were reinforced by the urgings of mercantile circles whose commerce was suffering in the Mediterranean and , to a lesser extent , in the Baltic . Pitt's resignation over Catholic emancipation hastened the ...
... peace ; and those sentiments were reinforced by the urgings of mercantile circles whose commerce was suffering in the Mediterranean and , to a lesser extent , in the Baltic . Pitt's resignation over Catholic emancipation hastened the ...
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... peace of mind . Here was an elite in constant fear of workers ' and peasants ' unrest , and yet , al- though government spending was by far the largest in the world in absolute terms , it kept direct taxes on the rich to a minimum ( 6 ...
... peace of mind . Here was an elite in constant fear of workers ' and peasants ' unrest , and yet , al- though government spending was by far the largest in the world in absolute terms , it kept direct taxes on the rich to a minimum ( 6 ...
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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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