The Rise of the Great Powers, 1648-1815

The Rise of the Great Powers, 1648-1815
Author: Derek McKay
Publisher: London ; New York : Longman
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780582485549

The heyday of the European states system was in the century before the First World War. How the system of five great powers in conscious equilibrium came into being is the central theme of this book.

The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815

The Rise of the Great Powers 1648 - 1815
Author: Derek Mckay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2014-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317872843

The heyday of the European states system was in the century before the First World War. How the system of five great powers in conscious equilibrium came into being is the central theme of this book.

The Great Powers and the European States System 1814-1914

The Great Powers and the European States System 1814-1914
Author: Roy Bridge
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2014-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317867912

This book illuminates, in the form of a clear, well-paced and student-friendly analytical narrative, the functioning of the European states system in its heyday, the crucial century between the defeat of Napoleon in 1814 and the outbreak of the First World War just one hundred years later. In this substantially revised and expanded version of the text, the author has included the results of the latest research, a body of additional information and a number of carefully designed maps that will make the subject even more accessible to readers.

The Pursuit of Power

The Pursuit of Power
Author: Richard J. Evans
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 1071
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0241295777

ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 'A scintillating, encyclopaedic history, rich in detail from the arcane to the familiar... a veritable tour de force' Richard Overy, New Statesman 'Transnational history at its finest ... .. social, political and cultural themes swirl together in one great canvas of immense detail and beauty' Gerard DeGroot, The Times 'Dazzlingly erudite and entertaining' Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday Times A masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary change. The Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich, surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic transformation. The book aims to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era, as rulers and ruled navigated overwhelming cultural, political and technological changes. It was a time where what was seen as modern with amazing speed appeared old-fashioned, where huge cities sprang up in a generation, new European countries were created and where, for the first time, humans could communicate almost instantly over thousands of miles. In the period bounded by the Battle of Waterloo and the outbreak of World War I, Europe dominated the rest of the world as never before or since: this book breaks new ground by showing how the continent shaped, and was shaped by, its interactions with other parts of the globe. Richard Evans explores fully the revolutions, empire-building and wars that marked the nineteenth century, but the book is about so much more, whether it is illness, serfdom, religion or philosophy. The Pursuit of Power is a work by a historian at the height of his powers: essential for anyone trying to understand Europe, then or now.

The Pursuit of Glory

The Pursuit of Glory
Author: T. C. W. Blanning
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 764
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780670063208

An accessible chronicle of European history from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the Battle of Waterloo features vivid coverage of such events as the Enlightenment period, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic era.

Great Power Rivalries

Great Power Rivalries
Author: William R. Thompson
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781570032790

This volume examines interstate rivalries of the past 500 years, providing case studies of those between land powers with continental orientations, and leading maritime powers and challengers. The contributors focus on the transition from commercial to strategic rivalry.

The Emergence of the Eastern Powers, 1756-1775

The Emergence of the Eastern Powers, 1756-1775
Author: H. M. Scott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2001-11-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521792691

This book shows how the European states-system was transformed by the military rise of Prussia and Russia.

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Author: Paul Kennedy
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 1159
Release: 2010-10-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0307773566

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.

The Grand Strategies of Great Powers

The Grand Strategies of Great Powers
Author: Tudor A. Onea
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-08-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351975870

What is grand strategy and what is it good for? What are great powers, and which states are great powers today? What are the grand strategies available to great powers? What are the conditions under which a certain strategy is suitable and when should it be rejected? What are the factors affecting the success or failure of a given grand strategy? The present volume provides answers to these questions by introducing a typology of great power grand strategies, as strategies of rising, status quo, and declining powers, as well as through historical illustrations of each type. The reader is thus exposed to strategies such as divide and conquer, biding your time, opportunity strike, primacy, semi-detachment, concert, and appeasement through the experiences of leaders such as Bismarck, Peter the Great, Metternich, Deng Xiaoping, Neville Chamberlain, and Stalin. This analysis is then brought to bear on present developments in the grand strategies of the United States, China, and Russia. The volume should be of interest to both the academic and foreign policy-making communities, and in particular to students of international relations, diplomacy, history, and current international affairs.

Europe, 1648-1815

Europe, 1648-1815
Author: Robin W. Winks
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195154450

Europe, 1648-1815 is a concise narrative of an exciting age in the history of Europe. It surveys the political, economic, social, and cultural events of the period, from the rise of absolutism to the campaigns of Napoleon, and from the creation of a European empire in the Americas to the controversies of the Enlightenment. Although informed by recent works on social history and political culture, the book has a strong political backbone, making it a text that can either stand alone or be supplemented by more specialized reading. It contains numerous illustrations, selections from primary sources, and a detailed, updated bibliography.