THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREAT POWERS Economic Change and Military Conflict From 1500 to 2000 <i> by Paul Kennedy (Random House: $24.95; 675 pp.) </i>
Paul Kennedy’s analysis of the five great powers in the world that today compete for the future mastery of our planet is powerful, brilliant and well-informed.
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