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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction
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Conclusion
Keywords
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Reviews
'... an impressively researched and cogently argued study of the ill-fated treaty to establish a European Defense Community at the apex of the Cold War. No student of international history, nor observer of contemporary international politics, can afford to overlook this book.' - Professor Richard H. Immerman, Temple University, USA
'Kevin Ruane's book is a well-written and forcefully argued account of the British role in the rise and fall of the European Defense Community ... a first-class work of historical writing.' - Professor Thomas A. Schwartz, Vanderbilt University, USA
'With its thorough grasp of the sources, Kevin Ruane's book throws new light on the ill-fated European Defense Community...' - Professor John W. Young, University of Leicester
'Kevin Ruane's study of the crisis surrounding European Defence arrangements in the early 1950s makes an important contribution to our understanding of the Anglo-American relations and of British attitudes towards the early stages of European integration.' - Dr David Dutton, University of Liverpool
'This is a book well worth reading for both specialists and those with a more general interest...' - John W. Coogan, Albion
'...this elegantly crafted and subtly argued book achieves a thoughtful and significant reevaluation...' - American Historical Review
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rise and Fall of the European Defence Community
Book Subtitle: Anglo-American Relations and the Crisis of European Defence, 1950-55
Authors: Kevin Ruane
Series Title: Cold War History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230599086
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-91319-2Published: 06 June 2000
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59908-6Published: 06 June 2000
Series ISSN: 2946-8329
Series E-ISSN: 2946-8337
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 252
Topics: European History, Modern History, Military and Defence Studies, History of Britain and Ireland, History of the Americas, International Relations