Britain, France and Europe, 1945-1975
The Elusive Alliance
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2022
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-33861-6 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-33861-6 (ISBN)
Britain, France and Europe, 1945-1975 takes a fresh look at the international trajectories of Europe’s premier democracies. The side-lining of Britain and France in the Cold War era, argues Adamthwaite, was preventable. A Franco-British Europe came within a whisker of realization. Condemning President Charles de Gaulle as an intransigent gatekeeper created a convenient alibi for self-inflicted missteps. UK bids for European Community membership ignored the elephant in the room - the need for partnership in a superpower age. A marriage powering the Community could have repositioned Western Europe as partner, not client of the United States.
Although perceived as a failing power, France outperformed Britain - seizing the initiative in European construction, and winning primacy in western Europe. As well as exploring sharply contrasting national experiences in the aftermath of war, the author analyses the reasons for French success. The analysis evaluates key influences: the mental maps of decision makers; leadership styles; the post-1945 international system; policy making machinery; the ‘democratic deficit’ in British and French politics; and public opinion.
Drawing on American, British and French official records, together with private papers and interviews, this enlightening study highlights the importance of contingency and individual actors, and will be of great interest to scholars of modern European history.
Although perceived as a failing power, France outperformed Britain - seizing the initiative in European construction, and winning primacy in western Europe. As well as exploring sharply contrasting national experiences in the aftermath of war, the author analyses the reasons for French success. The analysis evaluates key influences: the mental maps of decision makers; leadership styles; the post-1945 international system; policy making machinery; the ‘democratic deficit’ in British and French politics; and public opinion.
Drawing on American, British and French official records, together with private papers and interviews, this enlightening study highlights the importance of contingency and individual actors, and will be of great interest to scholars of modern European history.
Anthony Adamthwaite is Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Preface: Distrust and Verify
Introduction: A Tale of Two Cities
Part I. Chosen Peoples
1. Anglo-Saxon Attitudes
2. Vive La France
3. Strangers
Part II. Reversal of Fortunes
4. New Look
5. De Gaulle Redux
6. Unmerrie England
7. Running on Empty
Part III. Bids
8. ‘Unshakable, Constant, and Effective’
9. Supermac
10. Another Harold
11. Bash On Regardless
Conclusion: Endgames
Timeline
Appendix 1. Britain and French Governments, 1944 – 1975
Appendix 2. Foreign Ministers
Appendix 3. Foreign Office and Quai d’Orsay
Appendix 4. European Economic Growth, 1950 – 1980
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.06.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-33861-3 / 1350338613 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-33861-6 / 9781350338616 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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