Great Powers and the Quest for Hegemony: The World Order since 1500
Author:   Jeremy Black (University of Exeter, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415395793


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   31 October 2007
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $336.00 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Great Powers and the Quest for Hegemony: The World Order since 1500


Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Jeremy Black (University of Exeter, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.566kg
ISBN:  

9780415395793


ISBN 10:   0415395798
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   31 October 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Kennedy Thesis Considered 2. Bids for Mastery, 1500-1590 3. Seventeenth-Century Crises, 1590-1680 4. The Rise of the Great Powers, 1680-1774 5. A Reshaped World, 1775-1860 6. Accelerated Change, 1860-1913 7. Bids for Power, 1914-1943 8. The Fall of Empires, 1944-1991 9. American Hegemony, 1991-2007? 10. Into the Future 11. Conclusions

Reviews

Author Information

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. A world-renowned authority in history and archives; he is the author of seventy books, including The British Seaborne Empire, Rethinking Military History and Introduction to Global Military History.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

NOV RG 20252

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
 Shopping cart
Mailing List

 

Sign up now