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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emerged as a major force in global gunboat diplomacy ; and this increasing
imbalance was worsened by the American electorate ' s turn against military
expenditures for most of the 1970s . In 1978 , “ national security expenditures ”
were only ...
emerged as a major force in global gunboat diplomacy ; and this increasing
imbalance was worsened by the American electorate ' s turn against military
expenditures for most of the 1970s . In 1978 , “ national security expenditures ”
were only ...
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The second major argument of this book has been that this uneven pace of
economic growth has had crucial long - term impacts upon the relative military
power and strategical position of the members of the states system . This again is
...
The second major argument of this book has been that this uneven pace of
economic growth has had crucial long - term impacts upon the relative military
power and strategical position of the members of the states system . This again is
...
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Table 48 . NATO and Warsaw Pact Naval Strengths200 Warsaw Pact Nato Non -
Soviet USSR Total Total U . S . Nuclear submarines 105 105 97 85 Diesel
submarines 6 168 174 1375 Major surface warships 184 187 Naval aircraft 52
755 ...
Table 48 . NATO and Warsaw Pact Naval Strengths200 Warsaw Pact Nato Non -
Soviet USSR Total Total U . S . Nuclear submarines 105 105 97 85 Diesel
submarines 6 168 174 1375 Major surface warships 184 187 Naval aircraft 52
755 ...
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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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