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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Page 77
... especially in essential pro- ducts such as cloth and naval stores , together with the tendency for the seasonal fairs of medieval Europe to be replaced by permanent centers of exchange , led to a growing regularity and predictability of ...
... especially in essential pro- ducts such as cloth and naval stores , together with the tendency for the seasonal fairs of medieval Europe to be replaced by permanent centers of exchange , led to a growing regularity and predictability of ...
Page 282
... ( especially in agriculture ) rather than free - trading , lacking a full equivalent to the Bank of England , fluctuating much more wildly in its booms and busts , with politicians much more directly influenced by domestic lobbies— meant ...
... ( especially in agriculture ) rather than free - trading , lacking a full equivalent to the Bank of England , fluctuating much more wildly in its booms and busts , with politicians much more directly influenced by domestic lobbies— meant ...
Page 285
... especially in the English- speaking world , recoiling from the horror of the First World War , concentrating upon domestic ( especially socioeconomic ) issues , and massively reducing their defense establishments ; and while the French ...
... especially in the English- speaking world , recoiling from the horror of the First World War , concentrating upon domestic ( especially socioeconomic ) issues , and massively reducing their defense establishments ; and while the French ...
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