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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... commercial develop- ment ; no central government whose changes in priorities could cause the rise and fall of a particular industry ; no systematic and universal plundering of businessmen and entrepreneurs by tax gatherers , which so ...
... commercial develop- ment ; no central government whose changes in priorities could cause the rise and fall of a particular industry ; no systematic and universal plundering of businessmen and entrepreneurs by tax gatherers , which so ...
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... commercial acquisi- tions , like Singapore , Aden , the Falkland Islands , Hong Kong , Lagos ; others were the consequence of land - hungry white settlers , moving across the South African veldt , the Canadian prairies , and the Aus ...
... commercial acquisi- tions , like Singapore , Aden , the Falkland Islands , Hong Kong , Lagos ; others were the consequence of land - hungry white settlers , moving across the South African veldt , the Canadian prairies , and the Aus ...
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... commercial , export - oriented growth . Although it has been claimed that defense expenditures can have certain commercial economic spin - offs , it seems increasingly difficult to argue against the proposition that exces- sive arms ...
... commercial , export - oriented growth . Although it has been claimed that defense expenditures can have certain commercial economic spin - offs , it seems increasingly difficult to argue against the proposition that exces- sive arms ...
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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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