The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

by Paul Kennedy

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1987

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Wolfson History Prize (1988)

New York Times Best Books of the Year (1988)

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0679720197, Paperback)

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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