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

Paul M. Kennedy

Language: English

Publisher: Vintage Books

Published: Jan 2, 1987

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.