Geir Lundestad

The United States and Western Europe Since 1945 (eBook, ePUB)

From "Empire" by Invitation to Transatlantic Drift

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on new and existing research by a world-class scholar, this is the first book in twenty years to examine the dynamics of the entire American-West European relationship since 1945. The relationship between the United States and Western Europe has always been crucial and recent events dictate that it is becoming ever more so. In this important new work, Geir Lundestad analyses the balance between the cooperation and conflict which has characterized this relationship in the post-war period. He examines talk of transatlantic drift, and the strain now apparent between the USA and the nation states of Western Europe. In the concluding section, Lundestad offers a topical view of the future of transatlantic interaction. Throughout the work Lundestad's much cited 'empire by invitation' thesis is both put into practice and extended in time and scope. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the most important and enduring international relationships of the last sixty years.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780191647789
• Artikelnr.: 38130733

Autorenporträt

(Director of the Nobel Institute and Professor Adjunct, University of Oslo, Norway)

Inhaltsangabe

* Preface and Acknowledgements
* Introduction
* 1: The Historical Setting
* 2: Co-operation Established: "Empire" by Invitation 1945-1950
* 3: Co-operation Expanded: The Atlantic Community, Germany's Role, and
Western Europe's Integration 1950-1962
* 4: Conflict Renewed: De Gaulle's Challenge to America's Hegemony
1962-1969
* 5: Conflict and Out-of-Area Questions 1945-1975
* 6: Conflict and Co-operation: Relationships (Not) Redefined 1969-1977
* 7: From Bad to Worse 1977-1984
* 8: The End of the Cold War and Co-operation in the End 1984-1993
* 9: Renewed Invitations: America's new Strong Role in Europe 1993-2001
* 10: Transatlantic Drift: The Present and the Future
* Bibliography
* Index