The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers by Paul Kennedy



This book was highly influential when it came out and continues to make an interesting read, though it has rather swiftly slippd from being an interesting look at the contemporary situation to an interesting look at how the world looked in the Eighties.  Having read it not long after it came out, I can remember the way it seemed to have some kind of great predictive power.  This was enhanced when the Soviet Union collapsed - an event that was foreseen by almost nobody, including Paul Kennedy, but he somehow seemed to have the best explanation.

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