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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Page 181
... while neither side possessed much of a navy at the outset of the conflict , the
South was disadvantaged by having no machine shop which could build marine
engines , whereas the North possessed several dozen such establishments .
... while neither side possessed much of a navy at the outset of the conflict , the
South was disadvantaged by having no machine shop which could build marine
engines , whereas the North possessed several dozen such establishments .
Page 187
In 1870 , the German states combined already possessed a larger population
than France , and only disunity had disguised that fact . Germany had more miles
of railway lines , better arranged for military purposes . Its gross national product
...
In 1870 , the German states combined already possessed a larger population
than France , and only disunity had disguised that fact . Germany had more miles
of railway lines , better arranged for military purposes . Its gross national product
...
Page 294
By 1938 Italy still possessed only 2.8 percent of world manufacturing production ,
produced 2.1 percent of its steel , 1.0 percent of its pig iron , 0.7 percent of its iron
ore , and 0.1 percent of its coal , and consumed energy from modern sources at ...
By 1938 Italy still possessed only 2.8 percent of world manufacturing production ,
produced 2.1 percent of its steel , 1.0 percent of its pig iron , 0.7 percent of its iron
ore , and 0.1 percent of its coal , and consumed energy from modern sources at ...
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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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