The USA and the new Europe, 1945-1993

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The USA and the new Europe, 1945-1993

Peter Duignan and L.H. Gann

B. Blackwell, 1994

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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The United States and the new Europe, 1945-1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [342]-348) and index

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781557865182

Description

The great alliance and partnership between the United States and the Western European countries has dominated and, to a large extent, shaped the world over the last five decades. This book examines the nature and consequences of this novel alliance and sets it within the context of three centuries of transatlantic interaction. The US-European partnership created peace and a degree of previously unknown prosperity for all its members. It also, as the authors show, created innumerable linkages - military, economic, cultural and political - which unite Western Europe and North America in multiple and often unexpected ways. In showing what these are, the book provides an introduction to the events, institutions, personalities and cultures of the period. The final chapters describe the ending of the Cold War, the process of incorporating the formerly Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and the contemporary problems of democratization and the break-up of the former Soviet empire. The authors conclude by considering the key current questions: what should be the future role of the United States within Europe, the Balkans and the new Russia? How will the European Community fare in the future? How far will the newly-united Germany influence and change the course of events throughout the West?

Table of Contents

  • 1 INTRODUCTION European Views of America
  • American Views of Europe
  • America in the Global Arena
  • Retreat from Europe
  • Return to Europe
  • Attitudes within the Atlantic Community after 1945 2 AN EXPANDING ALLIANCE, 1945-1985 Cold War and Marshall Plan
  • NATO and Western Defence
  • Unification Efforts in Western Europe 3 THE US AND ITS MAIN PARTNERS: INFORMAL AND FORMAL LINKS, 1949-1985 Britain
  • Canada
  • West Germany
  • France
  • The Smaller Democracies of Northern Europe
  • Italy
  • Spain and Portugal 4 GERMANY: KEY TO A CONTINENT? West German Success Story
  • Trials of Unification
  • The Future of a United Germany
  • German Unity: The International Response 5 EASTERN EUROPE: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION, 1985-1992 Background to Revolution, 1945-1985
  • The Collapse of Communism
  • After the Revolution 6 EMBATTLED EMPIRE: FROM THE SOVIET UNION TO CIS A Fading Vision
  • The New Politics
  • The Soviet Union Fragments
  • The US and the Soviet Succession 7 THE US AND THE NEW EUROPE, 1985-1992 The EC: Political and Economic Bonds
  • The EC: Military and Political Co-operation
  • Policy Recommendations
  • Appendix: The EC's Main Institutions 8 THE US: A HOPEFUL FUTURE The Pessimist's Case
  • The Optimist's Case: Culture and Politics
  • The Optimist's Case: Economic Aspects
  • The Road Ahead.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781557865199

Description

The great alliance and partnership between the United States and the Western European countries has dominated and to a large extent shaped the world over the last five decades. This book examines the nature and consequences of this novel alliance and sets it within the context of three centuries of transatlantic interaction. The US-European partnership created peace and a degree of previously unknown prosperity for all its members. It also, as the authors show, created innumerable linkages - military, economic, cultural and political - which unite Western Europe and North America in multiple and often unexpected ways. In showing what these are, the book provides a complete introduction to the events, institutions, personalities and cultures of the period. The final chapters describe the ending of the Cold War, the process of incorporating the formerly Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and the contemporary problems of democratization and the break-up of the former Soviet empire. The authors conclude by considering the key current questions: what should be the future role of the United States within Europe, the Balkans and the new Russia? How will the European Community fare in the future? How far will the newly-united Germany influence and change the course of events throughout the West? Written in a readable style, entirely free of jargon and laced with anecdote and humour, The United States and the New Europe provides a stimulating introduction to the history of the last half of the twentieth century.

Table of Contents

  • 1 INTRODUCTION European Views of America
  • American Views of Europe
  • America in the Global Arena
  • Retreat from Europe
  • Return to Europe
  • Attitudes within the Atlantic Community after 1945 2 AN EXPANDING ALLIANCE, 1945-1985 Cold War and Marshall Plan
  • NATO and Western Defence
  • Unification Efforts in Western Europe 3 THE US AND ITS MAIN PARTNERS: INFORMAL AND FORMAL LINKS, 1949-1985 Britain
  • Canada
  • West Germany
  • France
  • The Smaller Democracies of Northern Europe
  • Italy
  • Spain and Portugal 4 GERMANY: KEY TO A CONTINENT? West German Success Story
  • Trials of Unification
  • The Future of a United Germany
  • German Unity: The International Response 5 EASTERN EUROPE: THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION, 1985-1992 Background to Revolution, 1945-1985
  • The Collapse of Communism
  • After the Revolution 6 EMBATTLED EMPIRE: FROM THE SOVIET UNION TO CIS A Fading Vision
  • The New Politics
  • The Soviet Union Fragments
  • The US and the Soviet Succession 7 THE US AND THE NEW EUROPE, 1985-1992 The EC: Political and Economic Bonds
  • The EC: Military and Political Co-operation
  • Policy Recommendations
  • Appendix: The EC's Main Institutions 8 THE US: A HOPEFUL FUTURE The Pessimist's Case
  • The Optimist's Case: Culture and Politics
  • The Optimist's Case: Economic Aspects
  • The Road Ahead.

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