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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... leading states in the international system strove to enhance its wealth and its power , to become ( or to remain ) both rich and strong . The " military conflict " referred to in the book's subtitle is therefore always examined in the ...
... leading states in the international system strove to enhance its wealth and its power , to become ( or to remain ) both rich and strong . The " military conflict " referred to in the book's subtitle is therefore always examined in the ...
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... leading reserve currency ) rather than demand payment in gold . As the 1960s unfolded , however , this cozy situation evaporated . Both Kennedy and ( even more ) Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas ...
... leading reserve currency ) rather than demand payment in gold . As the 1960s unfolded , however , this cozy situation evaporated . Both Kennedy and ( even more ) Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas ...
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... leading net creditor nation - combined with the transformation of the United States from being the biggest lender to being the biggest borrower- has occurred so swiftly that it is still difficult to work out its full implications ...
... leading net creditor nation - combined with the transformation of the United States from being the biggest lender to being the biggest borrower- has occurred so swiftly that it is still difficult to work out its full implications ...
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