The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers - 9781912302680

Name: The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers - 9781912302680
Brand: Macat Library

Macat Library

The Rise and Fall of the Great PowersAuthor(s): Riley Quinn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Macat International Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Macat International Limited\nISBN-13: 9781912302680, 978-1912302680\nSynopsis\nPaul 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 Spains 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 every imperium that preceded it, it was this chapter that made The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers a dinner party talking point in Washington government circles. In so doing, it elevated Kennedy to the ranks of public intellectuals whose opinions were canvassed on matters of state policy. \n\nFrom a strictly academic point of view, the virtues of Kennedy's work lie elsewhere, .