TY - BOOK AU - Kennedy, P. TI - The rise and fall of the great powers: economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 SN - 9780006860524 AV - DUCE D210.K4 PY - 1989/// CY - London PB - Fontana Press KW - History KW - The rise and fall of the great powers N1 - Includes bibliography and index N2 - 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 ER -