Season 1
Season 1 • 2006
0The Rise of the Great Powers ran at the prime time 9:30 p.m. slot, and each show lasted 50 minutes, totaling 600 minutes. The program included interviews with noted historians and academics, including Paul Kennedy, who wrote the influential book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", and Joseph Stiglitz, who won a Nobel Prize in Economics. Political leaders, such as former French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, were also interviewed." It has been dubbed in English and shown on History Channel under the title "Rising of Great Powers".
Episodes
1. Age of Seafaring: The Opening, Portugal and Spain
2006-11-13 • 50 min
2. A Small Nation with a Great Cause: the Netherlands
2006-11-14 • 50 min
3. Advancement Towards a Modern Age: Britain
2006-11-14 • 50 min
4. The Pioneer of Industrialisation: Britain
2006-11-14 • 50 min
5. Years of Enthusiasm: France
2006-11-14 • 50 min
6. History of an Empire: Germany
2006-11-14 • 50 min
7. A Century of Reform: Japan
2006-11-14 • 50 min
8. Seeking the Way to Strengthen the Nation: Tsarist Russia
2006-11-14 • 50 min
9. An Unstable Situation and a New Path: Soviet Union
2006-11-14 • 50 min
10. A New Nation and a New Dream: United States
2006-11-14 • 50 min
11. Crisis and the New Deal: United States
2006-11-14 • 50 min
12. Thoughts on the Great Path: Conclusion
2006-11-14 • 50 min
