The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Subtitle: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
By: by Paul Kennedy.
Edition: 1st Vintage Books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 677
ISBN-13: 9780679720195
Subjects: History, Modern.; Economic history.; Military history, Modern.; Military readiness -- Economic aspects.; Balance of power.
Description: 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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 625-662.
Includes index.