The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Regional studies ‘A blistering thriller’ NEW YORK

‘A blistering thriller’ NEW YORK TIMES

The protagonist of this story is Peter Palafox

they're not sure what the worst is anymore

• Write an ode to a chair

' - Monique Berry

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers Regional studies ‘A blistering thriller’ NEW YORKWINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE‘ A brilliantly original book' Financial Times‘ One of the masterpieces of modern historical writing' Daily TelegraphPaul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might. Kennedy's masterwork begins in the year 1500, at a time of various great centres of power including Minh China, the Ottomans, the rising Mughal state, the