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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... armaments from the early , crude designs ; some of them did , usually by copying from European models or persuading European visitors ( like the Jesuits in China ) to lend their expertise . But because the Ming government had a monopoly ...
... armaments from the early , crude designs ; some of them did , usually by copying from European models or persuading European visitors ( like the Jesuits in China ) to lend their expertise . But because the Ming government had a monopoly ...
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... armaments . When the advent of " total war " caused that figure to rise to 25 or 33 percent - that is , when governments at war took decisive command of industry , labor , and finance — it was inevitable that the output of armaments ...
... armaments . When the advent of " total war " caused that figure to rise to 25 or 33 percent - that is , when governments at war took decisive command of industry , labor , and finance — it was inevitable that the output of armaments ...
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... armaments - production totals of the major combatants ( see Table 35 ) . Table 35. Armaments Production of the Powers , 1940-194330 ( billions of 1944 dollars ) 1940 1941 1943 Britain 3.5 6.5 11.1 USSR ( 5.0 ) 8.5 13.9 United States ...
... armaments - production totals of the major combatants ( see Table 35 ) . Table 35. Armaments Production of the Powers , 1940-194330 ( billions of 1944 dollars ) 1940 1941 1943 Britain 3.5 6.5 11.1 USSR ( 5.0 ) 8.5 13.9 United States ...
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World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
TABLES CHARTS TABLES | 29 |
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