The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change & Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
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.
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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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679720195 (0679720197)
ASIN: 679720197
Publish date: January 15th 1989
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 704
Edition language: English
This book spans 500 years of history and includes Russia, China, Japan, England, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. There are mentions of wars, military, economy, politics, military tech, population, and culture to name a few things. It's well written and interesting, but it's too much in...
The key determinant (@ Kennedy) is relative, not absolute decline). British GDP grew, in absolute terms, while it declined relative to the US and others. Thus do great powers ebb... The US peaked in early 2000, though a debt bubble managed to keep things aloft for another few years.http://www.ma...
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