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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... problems if the Great Powers had been in harmony . But it is clear that when a regional crisis arose , the statesmen in each of the leading capitals were compelled to view such events in the light both of the larger diplomatic scene and ...
... problems if the Great Powers had been in harmony . But it is clear that when a regional crisis arose , the statesmen in each of the leading capitals were compelled to view such events in the light both of the larger diplomatic scene and ...
Page 454
... problem in spending much more than its current c . $ 30 billion on defense . That it chooses not to do so reflects Peking's ... problems faced and overcome by all developing na- tions during the growth process . " 42 If that 454 PAUL KENNEDY.
... problem in spending much more than its current c . $ 30 billion on defense . That it chooses not to do so reflects Peking's ... problems faced and overcome by all developing na- tions during the growth process . " 42 If that 454 PAUL KENNEDY.
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... Problems Of the five main concentrations of economic and military power in the world today , the only one that is not a sovereign nation - state is Europe - which at once defines the chief problem facing this region as it moves toward ...
... Problems Of the five main concentrations of economic and military power in the world today , the only one that is not a sovereign nation - state is Europe - which at once defines the chief problem facing this region as it moves toward ...
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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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