Kennedy, P. <br/><br/>
The rise and fall of the great powers:  economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 
Paul Kennedy 
 - London:  Fontana Press,  1989. 
 - xxviii, 898p.:  ill.;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliography and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780006860524 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History The rise and fall of the great powers 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DUCE D210.K4