TY - BOOK AU - by Paul Kennedy TI - The rise and fall of the great powers: Economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000 SN - 0679720197(PB) U1 - 909.82 PY - 1987/// PB - New York : Vintage Books KW - History, Modern. Economic history. Military history, Modern. Military readiness --Economic aspects. Balance of power N1 - STRATEGY AND ECONOMICS IN THE PREINDUSTRIAL WORLD. 1. The rise of the Western World 2. The Habsburg Bid for Mastery, 1519-1659 3. Finance, Geography, and the Winning of Wars, 1660-1815 STRATEGY AND ECONOMICS IN THE INDUSTRIAL ERA 4. INDUSTRI ER -