Verkkothe rise and fall of the great powers: Economic change and military conflict from 1500 to 2000, by paul kennedy, first published in 1987, explores the politics and. Verkkoin the rise and fall he searches for a deeper “why”: Verkkoit seems that civilizations inevitably rise and fall no matter how big or small, and in this collection, we look at some of the most famous, spectacular,. As of july 2021, several dozen cities globally, most of them in europe, had implemented or.