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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The world has become a more competitive place , and market shares are being
eroded . ... and yet still discover that the world is a less secure environment -
simply because other Powers have grown faster , and are becoming stronger .
The world has become a more competitive place , and market shares are being
eroded . ... and yet still discover that the world is a less secure environment -
simply because other Powers have grown faster , and are becoming stronger .
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The latter were still far ahead in terms of strictly military power , but in other
respects the world had become more of a multipolar place : " In economic terms ,
” he noted in 1973 , “ there are at least five major groupings . Politically , many
more ...
The latter were still far ahead in terms of strictly military power , but in other
respects the world had become more of a multipolar place : " In economic terms ,
” he noted in 1973 , “ there are at least five major groupings . Politically , many
more ...
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But if there is a slowing - down or even a halt in the increase in defense spending
, coinciding with the continuous upward spiral in weapons costs , then the
problem facing the Pentagon will become much more acute . The second factor is
the ...
But if there is a slowing - down or even a halt in the increase in defense spending
, coinciding with the continuous upward spiral in weapons costs , then the
problem facing the Pentagon will become much more acute . The second factor is
the ...
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Contents
World Power Centers in the Sixteenth Century | 5 |
2 | 17 |
The Political Divisions of Europe in the Sixteenth Century | 18 |
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| Title | The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 Power and Morality Collection at Harvard Business School |
| Author | Paul M. Kennedy |
| Contributor | Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection (University of Virginia) |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Random House, 1987 |
| ISBN | 0394546741, 9780394546742 |
| Length | 677 pages |
| Subjects | › Business & Economics / Economic History History / World |
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