Kennedy, Paul M.,  1945- <br/><br/>
The rise and fall of the great powers :  economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 / 
by Paul Kennedy. 
 - xxv, 677 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-662) and index.  
<br/><br/>The rise of the western world -- The Habsburg bid for mastery, 1519-1659 -- Finance, geography, and the winning of wars, 1660-1815 -- Industrialization and the shifting global balances, 1815-1885 -- The coming of a bipolar world and the crisis of the "middle powers" : part one, 1885-1918 -- The coming of a bipolar world and the crisis of the "middle powers" : part two, 1919-1942 -- Stability and change in a bipolar world, 1943-1980 -- To the twenty-first century.  
<br/><br/> Examines the relationship of economic to military power as it affects the rise and fall of empires. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780394546742  0394546741 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History, Modern<br/>Economic history<br/>Military history, Modern<br/>Military readiness--Economic aspects<br/>Balance of power
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>909.82