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Kennedy, Macmillan and the Cold War
Nigel John Ashton
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Hardback. Nigel J. Ashton analyses Anglo-American relations during a crucial phase of the Cold War. He argues that although policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic used the term "interdependence" to describe their relationship, this concept had different meanings in London and Washington. Series: Contemporary History in Context. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Nigel J. Ashton analyses Anglo-American relations during a crucial phase of the Cold War. He argues that although policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic used the term 'interdependence' to describe their relationship this concept had different meanings in London and Washington. The Kennedy Administration sought more centralized control of the Western alliance, whereas the Macmillan Government envisaged an Anglo-American partnership. This gap in perception gave rise to a 'crisis of interdependence' during the winter of 1962-3, encompassing issues as diverse as the collapse of the British EEC application, the civil war in the Yemen, the denouement of the Congo ... Read more
Nigel J. Ashton analyses Anglo-American relations during a crucial phase of the Cold War. He argues that although policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic used the term 'interdependence' to describe their relationship this concept had different meanings in London and Washington. The Kennedy Administration sought more centralized control of the Western alliance, whereas the Macmillan Government envisaged an Anglo-American partnership. This gap in perception gave rise to a 'crisis of interdependence' during the winter of 1962-3, encompassing issues as diverse as the collapse of the British EEC application, the civil war in the Yemen, the denouement of the Congo ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary History in Context
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333716052
SKU
V9780333716052
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About Nigel John Ashton
NIGEL J. ASHTON is Lecturer in International History the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser.
Reviews for Kennedy, Macmillan and the Cold War
'He brings a fresh perspective...[a] deeply researched and elegantly written monograph...' - Andrew Preston, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews '...an informative case study of the interaction of the two powers during the many crises of those years.' - L.M. Lees, Choice