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The Strained Alliance
Matthias Schulz
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Description for The Strained Alliance
hardcover. This collection offers new insights into the changing dynamics of transatlantic relations during the era of detente (1969-1980). Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute. Num Pages: 398 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 686.
Using a wide array of recently declassified archival materials in the United States and Western Europe, this collection offers new insights into the changing dynamics of transatlantic relations during the era of détente (1969–1980). Whereas prior studies of this decade have focused on the end of the Vietnam War or U.S.-Soviet relations, this volume reveals why bitter conflicts developed between the U.S. and its European allies, and how, contrary to conventional wisdom, European integration evolved less as a consequence of Washington's support than as a result of America's relative decline and growing U.S.-European discord. Taking into account the developments in ... Read more
Using a wide array of recently declassified archival materials in the United States and Western Europe, this collection offers new insights into the changing dynamics of transatlantic relations during the era of détente (1969–1980). Whereas prior studies of this decade have focused on the end of the Vietnam War or U.S.-Soviet relations, this volume reveals why bitter conflicts developed between the U.S. and its European allies, and how, contrary to conventional wisdom, European integration evolved less as a consequence of Washington's support than as a result of America's relative decline and growing U.S.-European discord. Taking into account the developments in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Series
Publications of the German Historical Institute
Number of Pages
398
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521899994
SKU
V9780521899994
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About Matthias Schulz
Matthias Schulz is currently Professor of History of International Relations and Transnational History, Département d'histoire générale, Université de Genève, Switzerland. He is the author of Regionalismus und die Gestaltung Europas (1993), Deutschland, der Völkerbund und die Frage der europäischen Wirtschaftsordnung, 1925–1933 (1997), and Normen und Praxis: Das Europäische Konzert als Sicherheitsrat, 1815–1860 (2009). Thomas A. Schwartz is a Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for The Strained Alliance
"This will be an excellent companion piece and useful addition to any college library. Highly recommended." -Choice