The Economic Cold War

America, Britain and East-West Trade 1948-63
2001. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-349-42444-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Reihe: Cold War History

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 characterised by friction and conflict as the two countries clashed over divergent commercial and strategic perceptions of the Soviet Union.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jackson, I.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction The Origins of Economic Containment, 1947-48 The Response: Britain, Western Europe and East-West Trade, 1948-49 Divergent Strategies: American and British Economic Defence Policies in 1950 Compromise: America, Cocom and the Extension of the East-West Trade Embargo, 1950 Trade or Aid? American Isolationists and East-West Trade, 1950-51 Troubled Partners: Anglo-American Relations and the Battle Act in 1952 Relaxing the Embargo: Eisenhower, Churchill and East-West Trade, 1953-54 Economic Containment for the 'Long Haul', 1954-61 Conflict and Conciliation: Kennedy, Macmillan and East-West Trade, 1961-63 Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

IAN JACKSON is Lecturer in International Relations and American Foreign Policy at De Montfort University.