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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Geir Lundestad (Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Professor of International History, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Professor of International History, University of Oslo)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.308kg ISBN: 9780198782117ISBN 10: 019878211 Pages: 210 Publication Date: 18 December 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"1: Introduction and Basic Arguments 2: The Public American Position, 1945-1997 3: The Motives for America's Support of European Integration 4: The United States and the Beginnings of European Integration, 1945-1950 5: The Atlantic Framework for European Integration, 1950-1960 6: De Gaulle's Challenge to the Atlantic Framework, 1960-1969 7: The European Economic Challenge to the Atlantic Framework, 1945-1972 8: Nixon-Kissinger Reappraisal, 1969-1976 9: The US and European Integration from Carter to Clinton, 1977-1997 10: What Difference did US Support Make to European Integration? 11: Why Was There Not More Atlantic Integration? 12: America's ""Empire"": The Comparative Dimension 13: The Past, the Present, and the Future Bibliography; Index"ReviewsThere has been, until now, no comprehensive history of United States policy toward European integration. Geir Lundestad's is a perceptive, well-informed, and yet succinct account, certain to become the standard treatment of the subject for years to come. John Lewis Gaddis, Robert Lovett Professor of History, Yale University This book is not simply a first-rate survey of a very important topic of post-World War Two international history. It is also an evocative and provocative analysis of US motives and tactics regarding European integration...Lundestad has made another first-rate contribution to the literature on American foreign relations. Melvyn P. Leffler, Professor of History, University of Virginia There is a great deal usefully summarized in this book; it should become a standard text for university courses, and an invaluable crib for the many who lack the time to read through the accumulation of historical evidence book by book. William Wallace, London School of Economics and Political Science There has been, until now, no comprehensive history of United States policy toward European integration. Geir Lundestad's is a perceptive, well-informed, and yet succinct account, certain to become the standard treatment of the subject for years to come. John Lewis Gaddis, Robert Lovett Professor of History, Yale University This book is not simply a first-rate survey of a very important topic of post-World War Two international history. It is also an evocative and provocative analysis of US motives and tactics regarding European integration...Lundestad has made another first-rate contribution to the literature on American foreign relations. Melvyn P. Leffler, Professor of History, University of Virginia There is a great deal usefully summarized in this book; it should become a standard text for university courses, and an invaluable crib for the many who lack the time to read through the accumulation of historical evidence book by book. William Wallace, London School of Economics and Political Science Author Information"Geir Lundestad is Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Professor of International History at the University of Oslo. His numerous publications include The American ""Empire"" and other Studies of US Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective (1990, The Fall of Great Powers, Peace, Stability, and Legitimacy (1994), and East, West, North, South: Major Developments in International Politics 1945-1996 (1997). Books by the same author" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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