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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Page 102
... France , which in turn meant that the German states ( reliant upon Dutch
subsidies ) could not continue to fight on their own . Although the Nymegen
peace treaties of 1678 – 1679 brought the open fighting to an end , Louis XIV ' s
evident ...
... France , which in turn meant that the German states ( reliant upon Dutch
subsidies ) could not continue to fight on their own . Although the Nymegen
peace treaties of 1678 – 1679 brought the open fighting to an end , Louis XIV ' s
evident ...
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paigns in the west , to switch more and more of its troops from the Rhine to the
Vistula , which in turn compelled Austria to keep 60 , 000 men on its northern
frontier in case Russia and Prussia moved against the remaining Polish
territories .
paigns in the west , to switch more and more of its troops from the Rhine to the
Vistula , which in turn compelled Austria to keep 60 , 000 men on its northern
frontier in case Russia and Prussia moved against the remaining Polish
territories .
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and its receipts has been to suck into the country tremendous amounts of liquid
funds from Europe and ( especially ) Japan - turning the United States , as
mentioned above , into the world ' s largest debtor country by far . 240 It is , in fact
...
and its receipts has been to suck into the country tremendous amounts of liquid
funds from Europe and ( especially ) Japan - turning the United States , as
mentioned above , into the world ' s largest debtor country by far . 240 It is , in fact
...
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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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