United States, Europe and the European Union Uneasy Partnership (1945-1999)

This book presents original papers by French, German, Italian, Belgian, Austrain, and American historians, political scientists and specialists in international relations as well as by distinguished members of the Quai d'Orsay and the Ministere de la Defense. It discusses American plans for Europe after the Second World War and European reactions to them. It stresses the importance of a permanent Euro-American rivalry in partnership, especially in the fields of economy and defence; but it maintains that the Euro-American partnership is necessary until such time as the European Union is able to determine its own future. Rivalry, competition and confrontation remain the daily agenda of one of the most famous unions of twentieth-century international relations. L'ouvrage rassemble des textes inedits d'historiens, de politistes, de civilisationnistes, francais, allemands, anglais, italiens, belges, autrichiens et americains. Il insiste sur les projets des Etats-Unis pour l'Europe apres la Seconde Guerre, sur la reaction de certains pays europeens aux voeux americains, et sur la permanente rivalite Etats-Unis-Europe, en particulier dans le domaine de l'economie et de la defense. La vie en commun Europe--Etats-Unis est une necessite, jusqu'a ce que les Europeens definissent leur propre destin. Rivalite, concurrence et tensions restent au rendez-vous du couple star du XXe siecle. Contents/Contenu: Nicolas Vaicbourdt: Les ambitions americaines pour l'Europe, 1945-1960--Olivier Rathkolb: Perceptions internationales de la neutralite autrichienne apres 1945--Martha Bernstein: American Cultural Objectives for Europe in the 1950s: The Case of France--Maria Eleonora Guasconi: L'americanisation dessyndicats italiens et francais durant la Guerre froide (1947-1955)--Klaus Schwabe: Le rolBossuat, Gerard is the author of 'United States, Europe and the European Union Uneasy Partnership (1945-1999)', published 2001 under ISBN 9789052019871 and ISBN 9052019878.