Description |
1 online resource (273 pages) |
Series |
Monographs in German History Ser. ; v. 9 |
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Monographs in German History Ser
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Contents |
Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph ; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction. Konrad Adenauer and the Paradox of Westbindung; Chapter 1. The Chancellor and His Allies, 1949-1953; Chapter 2. Sovereignty and Its Discontents, 1953-1957; Chapter 3. Adrift in a Wider World, 1958-1961; Chapter 4. A Paris-Bonn Axis? 1961-1963; Chapter 5. The End of the Adenauer Era, 1963-1966; Conclusion. Whose West Is Best?; Bibliography ; Index |
Summary |
Whenever asked to name his most significant accomplishment as West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer would invariably reply: ""The alliance with the free West."" Scholars have echoed his assessment, citing the Federal Republic of Germany's successful integration into the American-led West (Westbindung) as the key to its postwar economic and political recovery. Behind this simple success story, however, lies a much more complicated history: Adenauer and the CDU/CSU remained ambivalent about the ultimate relationship between Europe, Germany, and the United States within the West, torn |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-246) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967.
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Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967 fast |
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Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Germany : West)
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Christlich-Soziale Union.
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Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Germany : West) fast |
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Christlich-Soziale Union fast |
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HISTORY / Europe / Germany.
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Diplomatic relations
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Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West)
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Germany (West)
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United States
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2002025431 |
ISBN |
9781782389699 |
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1782389695 |
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1571812725 |
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9781571812728 |
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