The economic Cold War : America, Britain and East-West trade, 1948-63 / Ian Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Ian, 1973-

Series:

Cold War history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

History.

United States--Commerce--Communist countries--History.

United States.

Communist countries--Commerce--United States--History.

Communist countries.

Great Britain--Commerce--Communist countries--History.

Great Britain.

Communist countries--Commerce--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

x, 239 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 2001.

Summary:

This book provides a new interpretation of the economic dimension of the Cold War. It examines Anglo-American trade diplomacy towards the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. The book, which is based on research in American and British archives, presents new evidence to suggest that Anglo-American relations in East-West trade were characterized by friction and conflict as the two countries clashed over divergent commercial and strategic perceptions of the Soviet Union.

Contents:

1 The Origins of Economic Containment, 1947-48 11

2 The Response: Britain, Western Europe and East-West Trade, 1948-49 26

3 Divergent Strategies: American and British Economic Defence Policies in 1950 43

4 Compromise: America, CoCom and the Extension of the East-West Trade Embargo, 1950 58

5 Trade or Aid? American Isolationists and East-West Trade, 1950-51 73

6 Troubled Partners: Anglo-American Relations and the Battle Act in 1952 90

7 Relaxing the Embargo: Eisenhower, Churchill and East-West Trade, 1953-54 111

8 Economic Containment for the 'Long Haul', 1953-61 128

9 Conflict and Conciliation: Kennedy, Macmillan and East-West Trade, 1961-63 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-227) and index.

ISBN:

0333920317

OCLC:

44420763