01568 2200277 4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020002200097041000800119082001100127084001700138100001800155245009000173260003300263300002400296500002400320504001500344520075500359650003301114650004301147990002501190990002501215990002501240990002501265INLIS00000000000008620221114092733 a0010-0520000086221114 | | eng  a978-0-415-39580-9 aeng a909.08 a909.08 BLA g0 aBlack, Jeremy1 aGreat Powers and The Quest for Hegemony :bThe World Order Since 1500 /cJeremy Black aNew York :bRoutledge,c2008 ax, 273 p. ;c23 cm. aIndeks : p. 263-273 ap. 261-262 aThis timely book provides a general overview of Great Power politics and world order from 1500 to the present. Jeremy Black provides several historical case studies, each of which throws light on both the power in question and the international system of the period, and how it had develop from the preceding period. The point of departure for this book is Kennedy's 1988 masterpiece, The Rise and Fall of the Great Power. That iconic book, with its enviable mastery of the sources and its skilful integration of political, military and economic history, was a great success when it appeared and has justifiably remained important since.it will be of great interest to students of international relations, strategic studies and international history. 4aHistory, Modern-Case studies 4aMilitary history, Modern-Case studies. a10195/MKRI-P/XI-2008 a10196/MKRI-P/XI-2008 a10195/MKRI-P/XI-2008 a10196/MKRI-P/XI-2008