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Kennedy, Macmillan and the Cold War

The Irony of Interdependence

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. Nigel J. Ashton

    1. London School of Economics, UK

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Part of the book series: Contemporary History in Context (CHIC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 1-27

  3. The Laotian Crisis

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 28-47

  4. The Berlin Crisis

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 48-63

  5. The Castro Question and the Cuban Missile Crisis

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 64-89

  6. The Middle East

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 90-108

  7. The Congo Crisis

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 109-126

  8. The EEC Application

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 127-151

  9. Interdependence and the British Nuclear Deterrent

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 152-192

  10. The Search for a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 193-219

  11. Conclusion

    • Nigel J. Ashton
    Pages 220-226

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 227-288
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About this book

Nigel J. Ashton analyses Anglo-American relations during a crucial phase of the Cold War. He argues that although policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic used the term 'interdependence' to describe their relationship this concept had different meanings in London and Washington. The Kennedy Administration sought more centralized control of the Western alliance, whereas the Macmillan Government envisaged an Anglo-American partnership. This gap in perception gave rise to a 'crisis of interdependence' during the winter of 1962-3, encompassing issues as diverse as the collapse of the British EEC application, the civil war in the Yemen, the denouement of the Congo crisis and the fate of the British independent nuclear deterrent.

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'He brings a fresh perspective...[a] deeply researched and elegantly written monograph...' - Andrew Preston, H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews

'...an informative case study of the interaction of the two powers during the many crises of those years.' - L.M. Lees, Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • London School of Economics, UK

    Nigel J. Ashton

About the author

NIGEL J. ASHTON is Lecturer in International History the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of Eisenhower, Macmillan and the Problem of Nasser.

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