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No Exit - America and the German Problem, 1943-1954 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,388
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No Exit - America and the German Problem, 1943-1954 (Hardcover): James McAllister

No Exit - America and the German Problem, 1943-1954 (Hardcover)

James McAllister

Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs

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James McAllister outlines a new account of early Cold War history, one that focuses on the emergence of a bipolar structure of power, the continuing importance of the German question, and American efforts to create a united Western Europe. Challenging the conventional wisdom among both international relations theorists and Cold War historians, McAllister argues that America's central objective from the Second World War to the mid-1950s was to create a European order that could be peaceful and stable without requiring the permanent presence of American ground forces on the continent.

The permanent presence of American forces in Europe is often seen as a lesson that policymakers drew from the disastrous experiences of two world wars, but McAllister's archival research reveals that both FDR and Eisenhower, as well as influential strategists such as George Kennan, did not draw this lesson. In the short term, American power was necessary to balance the Soviet Union and reassure Western Europe about the revival of German power, but America's long-term objective was to create the conditions under which Western Europe could take care of both of these problems on their own.

In the author's view, the key element of this strategy was the creation of the European Defense Community. If Western Germany could be successfully integrated and rearmed within the context of the EDC, Western Europe would have taken the most important step to becoming a superpower on par with the United States and the Soviet Union. Understanding why this strategy was pursued and why it failed, McAllister asserts, has important implications for both international relations theory and contemporary questions of American foreign policy.

General

Imprint: Cornell University Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Release date: December 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: James McAllister
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 978-0-8014-3876-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General
LSN: 0-8014-3876-4
Barcode: 9780801438769

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