A not-so-special relationship : the US, the UK and German unification, 1945-1990 / Luca Ratti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ratti, Luca, author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations.

Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German reunification question (1949-1990).

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

United States.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.

Great Britain.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 400 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Germany's unification in October 1990 was one of the most momentous events in modern European history and world politics since the end of World War II. German unity ended the Cold War in Europe, accelerated the collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe, and the disintegration of the USSR in 1991. It also triggered NATO's transformation at the London and Rome summits of the Alliance and deepened Europe's political and economic integration with the signing of the treaty of Maastricht in 1992. This book offers new insights into the role that the Anglo-American 'special relationship' played in this process, and examines the impact that Germany's reunification had on Anglo-American and transatlantic relations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1. The Special Relationship and the German Question during the Cold War

1. The US, the UK and the German Question from the First Cold War to Détente (1945–1961)

2. The US, the UK and the German Question from Détente to the Second Cold War (1961–1985)

3. The US, the UK and the German Question at the Cold War’s End (1985–1989)

Part 2. Anglo-American Relations and the Diplomacy of German Unification (1989–1990)

4. The US, the UK and German Unification

5. The US, the UK and German Unification within NATO

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Feb 2018).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-389) and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-8016-0

0-7486-8014-4