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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... problems if the Great Powers had been in harmony . But it is clear that when a regional crisis arose , the statesmen in each of the leading capitals were compelled to view such events in the light both of the larger diplomatic scene and ...
... problems if the Great Powers had been in harmony . But it is clear that when a regional crisis arose , the statesmen in each of the leading capitals were compelled to view such events in the light both of the larger diplomatic scene and ...
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... problem in spending much more than its current c . $ 30 billion on defense . That it chooses not to do so reflects Peking's ... problems faced and overcome by all developing na- tions during the growth process . " 42 If that 454 PAUL KENNEDY.
... problem in spending much more than its current c . $ 30 billion on defense . That it chooses not to do so reflects Peking's ... problems faced and overcome by all developing na- tions during the growth process . " 42 If that 454 PAUL KENNEDY.
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... Problems in Europe : A Comparative Assessment , " Orbis , vol . 29 , no . 4 ( Winter 1986 ) , pp . 748-49 . 195. See the controversial proposal of S. P. Huntington , " Conventional Deterrence and Conventional Retaliation in Europe ...
... Problems in Europe : A Comparative Assessment , " Orbis , vol . 29 , no . 4 ( Winter 1986 ) , pp . 748-49 . 195. See the controversial proposal of S. P. Huntington , " Conventional Deterrence and Conventional Retaliation in Europe ...
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