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. |
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... become rich rather than to spend heavily on armaments . A half - century later , priorities may well have altered . The earlier eco- nomic expansion has brought with it overseas obligations ( dependence upon foreign markets and raw ...
... become rich rather than to spend heavily on armaments . A half - century later , priorities may well have altered . The earlier eco- nomic expansion has brought with it overseas obligations ( dependence upon foreign markets and raw ...
Page 288
... become that bit more difficult to manage according to the prescriptions of the " old diplomacy . " The final major cause of postwar instability was the awkward fact that the " German question " had not been settled , but made more in ...
... become that bit more difficult to manage according to the prescriptions of the " old diplomacy . " The final major cause of postwar instability was the awkward fact that the " German question " had not been settled , but made more in ...
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... becoming uncoupled from industrial " employment , " with knowledge - intensive goods becoming dominant in all advanced soci- eties , and with world capital flows becoming increasingly detached from trade patterns . All this , and the ...
... becoming uncoupled from industrial " employment , " with knowledge - intensive goods becoming dominant in all advanced soci- eties , and with world capital flows becoming increasingly detached from trade patterns . All this , and the ...
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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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