Britain and the United States in Greece : Anglo-American relations and the origins of the Cold War

著者

    • Paravantes, Spero Simeon Zachary

書誌事項

Britain and the United States in Greece : Anglo-American relations and the origins of the Cold War

Spero Simeon Zachary Paravantes

Bloomsbury Academic, [2020]

タイトル別名

Anglo-American relations and the origins of the Cold War

大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全1件

この図書・雑誌をさがす

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "For the first time, Britain and the United States in Greece provides an in-depth analysis of Anglo-American diplomacy in Greece from 1946 to 1950. After Word War II, as Europe floundered economically, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee looked to disengage Britain from some of its broad international obligations and increase American support for its new foreign agenda. One place he sought to do so was in Greece. Spero Simeon Z. Paravantes reveals how the relationship between Britain and the US developed in this formative period, arguing that Britain used the fast-escalating tensions of the Cold War to direct US policy in Greece and encourage the Americans to take a more active role - effectively taking Britain's place - in the region. In the process, Paravantes sheds new light on how the American experience in Greece contributed to the formulation of the Truman Doctrine and the containment of communism, the structure of Greek institutions, and ultimately, the birth of the Cold War. Drawing on a wi

内容説明・目次

内容説明

After World War II, as Europe floundered economically, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee looked to disengage Britain from some of its broad international obligations and increase American support for its new foreign agenda. One place he sought to do so was in Greece, which was in the midst of a civil war. Through an in-depth study of Anglo-American diplomacy in Greece from 1946-50, Spero Simeon Z. Paravantes reveals how the relationship between Britain and the US developed in this formative period. He argues that, in many ways, Britain used the fast-escalating tensions of (what would become) the Cold War to direct and manipulate US policy in Greece, encouraging the Americans to take a more active role and (essentially) take Britain's place in the region. In the process, he sheds fresh light onto how the American experience in Greece contributed to the formulation of the Truman Doctrine, the infamous NSC-68 document and the ultimate birth of the Cold War. Drawing on a wide range of sources from Britain, the US, Greece and across the Balkans, Paravantes has produced the first book to focus on this crucial period in such close detail, and reveals the ways in which various foreign and domestic concerns coincided at a pivotal moment of twentieth century history. This book is essential reading for all scholars looking to gain fresh insight into post-WWII Greece, the Anglo-American alliance and the complex origins of the Cold War.

目次

ChronologyPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Historical Background - British relations with Greece and the United States until June 1945Chapter 2: Superpower Shuffle: The Potsdam Conference and Inter-Allied ConfrontationsChapter 3: A new era of American intervention: the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and the beginning of the Cold WarChapter 4: 'Please don't go!' British Propaganda and American Intervention in GreeceChapter 5: The Tide Turns - The end of the Greek Civil War and the Acknowledged supremacy of the United StatesChapter 6: Detente and the Revelation of the New World OrderConclusion and Future StudiesGlossaryBibliography

「Nielsen BookData」 より

詳細情報

ページトップへ