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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Despite — and , of course , in some ways because of - these economic difficulties
, the finance ministry under Takahashi was willing to borrow recklessly in the
early 1930s in order to allocate more to the armed services , whose share of ...
Despite — and , of course , in some ways because of - these economic difficulties
, the finance ministry under Takahashi was willing to borrow recklessly in the
early 1930s in order to allocate more to the armed services , whose share of ...
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armed for the great conflict with Britain " 85 — a fair summary in respect to
surface warships , even if the U - boats were going to help redress the balance .
As for the Luftwaffe , it was strong chiefly because its foes were so chronically
weak ...
armed for the great conflict with Britain " 85 — a fair summary in respect to
surface warships , even if the U - boats were going to help redress the balance .
As for the Luftwaffe , it was strong chiefly because its foes were so chronically
weak ...
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219 Even in 1985 , forty years after its triumphs of the Second World War and
over a decade after its pull - out from Vietnam , the United States had 520 , 000
members of its armed forces abroad ( including 65 , 000 afloat ) . 220 That total is
...
219 Even in 1985 , forty years after its triumphs of the Second World War and
over a decade after its pull - out from Vietnam , the United States had 520 , 000
members of its armed forces abroad ( including 65 , 000 afloat ) . 220 That total is
...
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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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