Uneasy Allies
British-German Relations and European Integration Since 1945
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 16 March 2000
- ISBN 9780198293835
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages360 pages
- Size 242x162x24 mm
- Weight 664 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This book offers an interesting and challenging insight into the evolution of British-German relations within the context of European integration in the last half of the 20th century. It is one of the first substantial and interdisciplinary attempts to analyse the volatile British-German relationship since World War II. It argues that although British-German relations were difficult throughout the post-World War II period, since the change of government in 1997 in Britain and 1998 in Germany, both countries have developed a much more constructive policy towards each other.
MoreLong description:
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, fundamental differences in values and policy can be discerned in British-German relations. For historical, political, and economic reasons, the collective memories of both nations have retained very different identities and attitudes towards each other and towards the European continent and European integration. Yet, Britain is one of the most significant European partners for Germany and Germany is of great importance for Britains role in Europe. This book focuses on the influence of European integration on the policies of Britain and Germany towards each other. It considers British-German relations in the context of European integration in their historical dimensions since 1945. Britains ambiguous policy towards the GDR and Mrs Thatchers opposition to German unification are also discussed. In particular, the book focuses on the post-1990 relationship and examines the political, security related, economic and financial as well as the social aspects of the dynamic British-German relations in an ever more interdependent world. The influence of the US and France on both Germany and Britain and their European policies is therefore considered in detail. This book offers interesting and challenging insights into the evolution of British-German relations within the context of European integration in the post-Second World War and post-Unification era. The book argues that throughout the latter half of the twentieth century Britain and Germany can be characterised as uneasy allies. It is only since the late 1990s Britain and Germany appear to have become genuine partners in the context of European integration.
This is a very valuable book with many interesting contributions. It is successful in its important main aim of placing the bilateral relationship in the wider context of European integration ... brings together contemporary historians and political scientists.
Table of Contents:
I. Introduction
Uneasy Allies or Genuine Partners? Britain, Germany and European Integration
II. The Cold War Relationship
British-West German Relations, 1945-1972
British-West German Relations, 1972-1989
Britain and the GDR: Political and Economic Relations, 1949-1989
Britain and German Unification, 1989/90
III. The Post-Cold War Relationship: Politics and Security since 1990
The Transition to the Post-Cold War World: Britain, Germany and the Deepening of Europe:The Role of Domestic Norms and Institutions
The Eastern Enlargement of the EU
The American Dimension: Britain, Germany, and the Reinforcement of US Hegemony in Europe in the 1990s
NATO or WEU? The Security Policy Framework since 1990
IV. The Post-Cold War Relationship: The Economic and Social Dimension since 1990
Industrial and Commercial Cultures in Britain and Germany: Rivalry or Reconcilability?
European Union Social Policy: German and British Perspectives on Industrial Democracy
The Creation of the Single Market and Britain's Withdrawal from the EMS
Financial Reporting and Accounting Harmonisation in Germany and the UK: A Comparative Analysis
Negotiating the Intergovernmental Conferences: Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Beyond
