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Informationen zum Autor Christian Nuenlist is a lecturer in contemporary history at the University of Zurich and a foreign desk editor at the Swiss daily Aargauer Zeitung. He is the author of Kennedys rechte Hand (1999) and the co-editor of Origins of the European Security System (2008). Anna Locher is an independent historian and publicist. She is the author of NATO, de Gaulle, and the Future of the Alliance, 1963-1966 (2010) and the coeditor of Transforming NATO in the Cold War (2007). Garret Martin is editor at large with the European Institute, based in Washington, DC. Klappentext This book offers novel perspectives and insights into key themes of French foreign policy in the de Gaulle years (1958-69). Globalizing research on the ideas and impact of le général, the volume's 13 well-matched essays by leading experts in the field tap into newly available records, ranging from Europe to the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The volume is the first to reassess Charles de Gaulle's foreign policies from a global angle. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: What's New? Part 2 PART I: Europe Chapter 3 Chapter 1: De Gaulle, French Diplomacy, and Franco-Soviet Relations as Seen from Moscow Chapter 4 Chapter 2: A "Cordial Potentiality?" De Gaulle and the Franco-German Partnership Chapter 5 Chapter 3: From Words to Action: Reinterpreting de Gaulle's European Policy Part 6 PART II: Transatlantia Chapter 7 Chapter 4: NATO Strategies toward de Gaulle's France: Learning to Cope Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Dealing with de Gaulle: The United States and France Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Britain, de Gaulle's NATO Policies, and Anglo-French Rivalry, 1963-1967 Part 10 PART III: ASIA Chapter 11 Chapter 7: The U.S. Escalation in Vietnam and de Gaulle's Secret Search for Peace, 1964-1966 Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Seeking a Multipolar World: China and de Gaulle's France Chapter 13 Chapter 9: A Hot Summer: France, Israel, and the Middle East Crisis in 1958 Part 14 PART IV: Africa and Latin America Chapter 15 Chapter 10: "Je ne vous ai pas compris": De Gaulle's Decade of Negotiation with the Algerian FLN Chapter 16 Chapter 11: De Gaulle and Sub-Saharan Africa: From Decolonization to French Development Policy, 1958-63 Chapter 17 Chapter 12: The Hero on the Latin American Scene Chapter 18 Conclusion: A Gaullist Grant Strategy?...
