Power in Europe? : Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany in a postwar world, 1945-1950 / edited by Josef Becker and Franz Knipping.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Josef, 1931-

Knipping, Franz.

Series:

Power in Europe? ; [I]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences)--Europe.

Power (Social sciences).

Europe--Politics and government--1945-.

Europe.

Physical Description:

viii, 583 p.

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction of the Editors

I. The Decision-Makers in Foreign Affairs

Britain and the World, 1945-1949: the View from the Foreign Office / Adamthwaite, Anthony

Britain and Europe in 1948: the View from the Cabinet / Warner, Geoffrey

The French Decision-Makers and their Perception of French Power in 1948 / Girault, René

Italy: the End of a 'Great Power' and the Birth of a 'Democratic Power' / Vigezzi, Brunello

De Gasperi, Nenni, Sforza and their Role in Post-War Italian Foreign Policy / Varsori, Antonio

Senior West German Politicians and their Perception of the German Situation in Europe 1945-1949 / Overesch, Manfred

II. The Political Parties

British Political Parties and the European Crisis of the late 1940s / Ceadel, Martin

French Power as seen by the Political Parties after World War II / Berstein, Serge

The Genesis of Political Impotence. Italy's Mass Political Parties in the Years between the Great Alliance and the Cold War / Galante, Severino

The Italian Communist Party and the Italian Imperial Problem. A Forgotten 'Colonial' Position / Rainero, Romain Η.

The International Political Situation as seen by the German Linksparteien (SPD, SED and KPD) between 1945 and 1949 / Staritz, Dietrich / Sywottek, Arnold

III. The Economic Area

Economic Aspects of British Perceptions of Power on the Eve of the Cold War / Peden, George C.

The French Dilemma: Modernization with Dependence or Independence and Decline / Frank, Robert

Betting on the Future. The Reconstruction of Italian Industry, 1946-1952 / Zamagni, Vera

The Economic Reconstruction of West Germany in the Context of International Relations 1945-1949 / Schröder, Hans-Jürgen

IV. The Military Problems

British Military Perceptions of the Soviet Union as a Strategic Threat, 1945-1950 / Watt, Donald C.

Reflections on the Notion of Military Power through the French Example (1945-1948) / Delmas, Jean

West Germany's Strategic Position and her Role in Defence Policy as seen by the German Military, 1945-1949 / Messerschmidt, Manfred / Greiner, Christian / Wiggershaus, Norbert

V. Public Opinion and the Cultural Sector

Foreign Office Publicity, American Aid and European Unity. Mobilising Public Opinion, 1947-1949 / Anstey, Caroline

Introduction to an Era of Doubt. Cultural Reflections of 'French Power', around the Year 1948 / Ory, Pascal

A Difficult Adaptation. The Italian Liberal-Democratic Press and the Reality of the International Situation (1945-1949) / Decleva, Enrico

Farewell to the Power State? The Perception of the Political Environment and the Idea of the State in Public Opinion in the Western Occupation Zones of Germany between 1946 and 1948 / Hürten, Heinz

VI. Europe in the International Postwar Constellation

British Perceptions of Power. Europe between the Superpowers / Parker, R. A. C.

France: from Powerlessness to the Search for Influence / Melandri, Pierre / Vaïsse, Maurice

France, the Empire and Power (1945-1949) / Nouschi, André

The Shaping of Italian Foreign Policy during the Formation of the East-West Blocs. Italy between the Superpowers / Nolfo, Ennio Di

Italy at the Outbreak of the Cold War: Domestic and International Factors / Aga-Rossi, Elena

German Conceptions of Europe during the Escalation of the East-West Conflict, 1945-1949 / Loth, Wilfried

Conclusion

Europe between Power and Powerlessness / Wendt, Bernd-Jürgen

Abbreviations

The Authors

Other Publications

Index of Names

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9783110863918

311086391X

OCLC:

979747825