The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

By
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy
1987 • 677 pages

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About 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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