The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 by Kennedy, Paul - 1987

Random House, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. From the book, ""In what will probably be the most widely discussed part of this book, Professor Kennedy devotes his closing chapters to an analysis of Great Power politics since 1945 through the year 2000. Here, too, his focus is not only on the military abilities and policies of the leading states, but also on those profound shifts in the world's productive balances that--as in the Renaissance--cause certain Great Powers to rise as others fall. Professor Kennedy's discussion of the implications of these changes for the United States, the Soviet Union, the countries of Western Europe, and the emerging Asian powers of China and Japan makes this one of the most important political studies of recent time."" Hard cover in very good condition; grey and black boards with silver lettering along the spine. Internal text block clean and tight. Has a small stain on the bottom text block. Dust jacket in very good condition.