This book examines the fundamental factors that influenced British foreign policy from the mid-19th century to 1980. Paul Kennedy examines the various aspects—economic strength, geographic location, social structure, strategic interests, and global power dynamics—that shaped how Britain responded to international change. Using historical approaches and political analysis, the book explains …
This book is a wide-ranging and intelligent survey of global trends —from population growth and global warming to the revolutions in biotechnology and robotics— and how they are likely to influence, if not dictate, the shape of society in coming years. The book is divided into three parts. The first is largely descriptive and examines general world trends. A chapter each is devoted to the p…
Human history has always been shaped by the growth and migration of populations, by the opportunities and constraints provided by the environment, and by the rise of new technologies. Today, these forces are enmeshed in a state of unprecedented turbulence. World population has more than doubled in the past forty years to reach its current level of 5.5 billion, and it will exceed 8 billion and p…
In this wide-ranging analysis of global politics over the past five centuries, Yale historian Paul Kennedy focuses on the critical relationship of economic to military power as it affects the rise and fall of empires.