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An Analysis of Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Ecomonic Change and Military Conflict from 1500-2000

By Riley Quinn Copyright 2017

112 Pages

by Macat Library

112 Pages

by Macat Library

112 Pages

by Macat Library

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Description

Paul Kennedy owes a great deal to the editor who persuaded him to add a final chapter to this study of the factors that contributed to the rise and fall of European powers since the age of Spain’s Philip II. This tailpiece indulged in what was, for an historian, a most unusual activity: it looked into the future. Pondering whether the United States would ultimately suffer the same decline as... Read more

Table of Contents

Ways in to the Text

Who was Paul Kennedy?

What does The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Say?

Why does The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Matter?

Section 1: Influences

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

Module 2: Academic Context

Module 3: The Problem

Module 4: The Author's Contribution

Section 2: Ideas

Module 5: Main Ideas

Module 6: Secondary Ideas

Module 7: Achievement

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work

Section 3: Impact

Module 9: The First Responses

Module 10: The Evolving Debate

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today

Module 12: Where Next?

Glossary of Terms

People Mentioned in the Text

Works Cited

Author(s)

Biography

Riley Quinn holds master’s degrees in Politics and International Relations from both LSE and the University of Oxford.

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