The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Paul Kennedyen2/3/2026

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With 200,000 hardcover copies in print, this book has received worldwide attention. Kennedy explains how the various world powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in Western Europe.

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