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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... major feature of macroeconomic change over the past few decades— the differential growth rates among the various nations of the globe , which was as true of the larger , industrialized Powers as it was of the smaller countries . Since ...
... major feature of macroeconomic change over the past few decades— the differential growth rates among the various nations of the globe , which was as true of the larger , industrialized Powers as it was of the smaller countries . Since ...
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... major argument of this book has been that this uneven pace of economic growth has had crucial long - term impacts upon the relative military power and strategical position of the members of the states system . This again is unsurprising ...
... major argument of this book has been that this uneven pace of economic growth has had crucial long - term impacts upon the relative military power and strategical position of the members of the states system . This again is unsurprising ...
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... Major surface warships Naval aircraft 52 632 168 174 137 5 132 184 187 376 149 227 755 807 2533 2250 283 " Even if China is excluded , the Western Allies have twice as many major surface combatants and three times as much naval air ...
... Major surface warships Naval aircraft 52 632 168 174 137 5 132 184 187 376 149 227 755 807 2533 2250 283 " Even if China is excluded , the Western Allies have twice as many major surface combatants and three times as much naval air ...
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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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