The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000With 200,000 hardcover copies in print, this book has received worldwide attention. Kennedy explains how the various world powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in Western Europe. |
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Page 38
At virtually the same time , however , Philip ' s policies of religious intolerance
and increased taxation had kindled the discontents in the Habsburg - owned
Netherlands into an open revolt . The breakdown of Spanish authority there by
the mid ...
At virtually the same time , however , Philip ' s policies of religious intolerance
and increased taxation had kindled the discontents in the Habsburg - owned
Netherlands into an open revolt . The breakdown of Spanish authority there by
the mid ...
Page 40
For years beforehand , France had been the tacit , indirect leader of the
antiHabsburg coalition , sending subsidies to all who would fight the imperial and
Spanish forces . Now the conflict was out in the open , and each coalition began
to ...
For years beforehand , France had been the tacit , indirect leader of the
antiHabsburg coalition , sending subsidies to all who would fight the imperial and
Spanish forces . Now the conflict was out in the open , and each coalition began
to ...
Page 105
the Franco - Spanish bases — and fleets . British fleets ensured the capture of
Minorca and Sardinia ; they covered Savoy and the Italian coasts from French
attack ; and when the allies went onto the offensive , they shepherded and
supplied ...
the Franco - Spanish bases — and fleets . British fleets ensured the capture of
Minorca and Sardinia ; they covered Savoy and the Italian coasts from French
attack ; and when the allies went onto the offensive , they shepherded and
supplied ...
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The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000
User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictYale historian Kennedy surveys the ebb and flow of power among the major states of Europe from the 16th centurywhen Europe's preeminence first took shapethrough and beyond the present erawhen great ... Read full review
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| Title | The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 History/Political Science |
| Authors | Paul Kennedy, Paul M. Kennedy, Professor Paul Kennedy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Vintage Books, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0679720197, 9780679720195 |
| Length | 677 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economic History History / Modern / 20th Century History / World |
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