LEADER 03497nam 2200469 a 450 001 9910154341703321 005 20250703015326.0 010 $a0-19-164778-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001204261 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24244328 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001204261 100 $a20050512e20052003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe United States and Western Europe since 1945 $efrom "empire" by invitation to transatlantic drift /$fGeir Lundestad 210 $aOxford $cOxford University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 331 p.) 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction; 1. The Historical Setting: The United States and Western Europe Before 1945; 2. Cooperation Established: "Empire" by Invitation 1945-1950; 3. The Atlantic Community, Germany's Role, and Western Europe's Integration 1950-1962; 4. De Gaulle's Challenge to America's Hegemony 1962-1969; 5. The United States, Western Europe, and Out-of-Area Disputes 1945-1975; 6. Conflict and Cooperation: American-Western European Relations (Not) Redefined 1969-1977; 7. From Bad to Worse: The United States and Western Europe 1977-1984; 8. The End of the Cold War and Cooperation in the End 1984-1993; 9. America's New Strong Role in Europe 1993-2001; 10. Transatlantic Drift: The Present and the Future; Bibliography 330 $aExamining the dynamics of the entire American-West European relationship since 1945, this work provides a critical examination of how the relationship between the United States and Western Europe is becoming increasingly strained, and goes on to offer a topical view of the future of this relationship. 330 $bBased on new and existing research by a world-class scholar, this is the first book in twenty years to examine the dynamics of the entire American-West European relationship since 1945. The relationship between the United States and Western Europe has always been crucial and recent events dictate that it is becoming ever more so. In this important new work, Geir Lundestad analyses the balance between the cooperation and conflict which has characterized this relationship in the post-war period. He examines talk of transatlantic drift, and the strain now apparent between the USA and the nation states of Western Europe. In the concluding section, Lundestad offers a topical view of the future of transatlantic interaction. Throughout the work Lundestad's much cited 'empire by invitation' thesis is both put into practice and extended in time and scope. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in one of the most important and enduring international relationships of the last sixty years. 607 $aEurope$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zEurope 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1989- 607 $aEurope$xForeign relations$y1945- 608 $aElectronic books.$2lcsh 676 $a327.730409045 700 $aLundestad$b Geir$f1945-2023.$01830205 801 0$bStDuBDS 801 1$bStDuBDS 801 2$bUk 801 2$bStDuBDSZ 801 2$bUkPrAHLS 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154341703321 996 $aThe United States and Western Europe since 1945$94401060 997 $aUNINA