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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462867203321

Titolo

Anglo-American relations : contemporary perspectives / / edited by Alan P. Dobson and Steve Marsh

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-97322-7

0-203-08008-4

1-136-16415-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; ; 97

Altri autori (Persone)

DobsonAlan P

MarshSteve <1967->

Disciplina

327.73041

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

United States Relations Great Britain

Great Britain Relations United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Anglo-American Relations Contemporary perspectives; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Introduction; 1 Is there a 'strategic culture' of the special relationship? Contingency, identity, and the transformation of Anglo-American relations; 2 'Affection is the cement which binds us': Understanding the cultural sinews of the Anglo-American special relationship; 3 Personal diplomacy: Relations between prime ministers and presidents; 4 Transatlantic diplomacy and 'global' states; 5 The Anglo-American economic relationship: Special or not?

6 Global warming and the cooling of the special relationship: climate change and post-Cold War US-UK environmental politics7 The Anglo-American defence relationship; 8 'Strained' relations? Evaluating contemporary Anglo- American intelligence and security co-operation; 9 The US-UK special relationship: The Nuclear Dimension; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations. Anglo-American relations, sometimes controversially referred



to as the Special Relationship,?constitute arguably the most important bilateral relationship of modern times. Yet in?recent years, there have been frequent pronouncements that this relationship has lost its 'specialness'.This volume brings together experts from Britain, Europe and North America in a long-overdue examination of contemporary Anglo-American relations that paints a somewhat different picture. The discussion ranges widely, from a