The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul M. Kennedy
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- Pub. Date: January 1989
- 704pp
- Sales Rank: 35,218
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 1989
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Format: Paperback, 704pp
- Sales Rank: 35,218
- Series: Vintage Series
- ISBN-13: 9780679720195
- ISBN: 0679720197
- Edition Number: 1
Synopsis
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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Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in Western Europe.
Publishers Weekly
``Kennedy, a history professor at Yale, here assesses the interaction between economics and strategy over the past five centuries,'' reported PW , concluding that ``the book is a vigorous entry in the debate over the extent to which national wealth should be used for military purposes.'' (Jan.)
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Rise and Fall of the Great Powersby Anonymous
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May 31, 2001: This book, as many other history books, constantly remind us the universal truth that a rising empire inevitably falls. Last few chapters serve as a political forecast of a possible future scenario. In any case, it will end with the demise of American hegemony followed by another powerful nation-state, or perhaps by a transnational institution that surpasses contemporary nation-states.
Rise and Fall of the Great Powersby Anonymous
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April 01, 2000: Kennedy's thesis is that great powers like the United States finally overreach their ability to sustain their empires, and so weaken and fall. I wish my children, who will probably be alive when the hinge of fate creaks loud and clear, would read this. Then they would understand what is happening, and perhps figure where to go and hide! The US will probably not reach beyond its financial and military capacity any time soon, even if the foolish idea that we can rescue each ethnic tragedy continues. We're too rich, too mobile and have too much the rest of the world has to have to run out of power. In fact, I would guess our destiny may lead us to union with Canada and Mexico. If we can handle the enormous cost of a union with Mexico, we will be able to snatch another century from the hands of fate. But... I greatly enjoyed this book, and was sorry when it came to an end.
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