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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6 billion , so that France could pay for raw materials from overseas ; in the
allocation of increasing amounts of British shipping , without which most of this
movement of goods could not have been carried out ; and in the supply of
foodstuffs .
6 billion , so that France could pay for raw materials from overseas ; in the
allocation of increasing amounts of British shipping , without which most of this
movement of goods could not have been carried out ; and in the supply of
foodstuffs .
Page 434
Although this increasing payments deficit did see some gold draining out of the
United States by the late 1950s , most ... Both Kennedy and ( even more )
Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas , and
not just ...
Although this increasing payments deficit did see some gold draining out of the
United States by the late 1950s , most ... Both Kennedy and ( even more )
Johnson were willing to increase American military expenditures overseas , and
not just ...
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these trends is that the male Russian population of the country is scarcely
increasing at all . The implications of all this have been disturbing Russia ' s
leaders for some time , and are obviously behind the exhortations to increase
family size ...
these trends is that the male Russian population of the country is scarcely
increasing at all . The implications of all this have been disturbing Russia ' s
leaders for some time , and are obviously behind the exhortations to increase
family size ...
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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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