Kennedy P. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000 / Paul Kennedy. — New York : Random House, 1987. — 677 p.
Анотація: About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.