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 85
... further inflation , which the 1792 decision for war only exacerbated . And while it is true that later administrative reforms within the treasury itself and the revolutionary regime's determination to know the true state of affairs ...
... further inflation , which the 1792 decision for war only exacerbated . And while it is true that later administrative reforms within the treasury itself and the revolutionary regime's determination to know the true state of affairs ...
Page 319
... further aggressions , and by the outrage of British opinion - to abandon appeasement , the more the fundamental contradictions became evident . Though the chiefs of staff insisted upon massive increases in defense spending , the ...
... further aggressions , and by the outrage of British opinion - to abandon appeasement , the more the fundamental contradictions became evident . Though the chiefs of staff insisted upon massive increases in defense spending , the ...
Page 490
... further $ 50 billion - despite which it seems " to be moving further and further away from being the exporter it once was " 123 and instead needs to pour out further billions of hard currency to import grain and meats to make up its own ...
... further $ 50 billion - despite which it seems " to be moving further and further away from being the exporter it once was " 123 and instead needs to pour out further billions of hard currency to import grain and meats to make up its own ...
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