Trading Power
Trading Power
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Highlights how West Germany leveraged its economic power to become a key pillar of NATO, the European Community, and the global economy in the 1960s and 1970s; how it reduced Cold War tensions with the Soviet bloc; and how it renounced military status symbols such as nuclear weapons.
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Trading Power by William Glenn Gray
Highlights how West Germany leveraged its economic power to become a key pillar of NATO, the European Community, and the global economy in the 1960s and 1970s; how it reduced Cold War tensions with the Soviet bloc; and how it renounced military status symbols such as nuclear weapons.
'Trading Power is the single best and most complete analysis of West Germany's rise to dominance in cold war EuropeBased on extraordinarily in-depth research, Gray skillfully and clearly tells the story of the diplomatic, political, and economic development of German power within the European community, the Atlantic alliance, and the international system. This history is essential to understanding Germany's significance in shaping the liberal world order and its changing position in today's Europe. It is a must-read for policymakers and students alike. A real triumph!' Thomas A. Schwartz, author of Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography
'This is a formidable book and one that promises to make an impact.' Nick Ostrum, Europe Now Journal
'The book is supported by sources and facts in the most pleasing way and resists the trend towards theorizing in cultural studies. It will be the benchmark for interpretations of West German foreign policy for a very long time, far beyond the narrower twelve-year period under study.' Jan-Otmar Hesse, H-Soz-Kult
'Readers will appreciate the intricate analysis of a unique foreign policy path facing multiple challenges from terrorism to the first oil shock. … Recommended.' G. P. de Syon, Choice
'This is a formidable book and one that promises to make an impact.' Nick Ostrum, Europe Now Journal
'The book is supported by sources and facts in the most pleasing way and resists the trend towards theorizing in cultural studies. It will be the benchmark for interpretations of West German foreign policy for a very long time, far beyond the narrower twelve-year period under study.' Jan-Otmar Hesse, H-Soz-Kult
'Readers will appreciate the intricate analysis of a unique foreign policy path facing multiple challenges from terrorism to the first oil shock. … Recommended.' G. P. de Syon, Choice
William Glenn Gray is Associate Professor of History at Purdue University. He is the author of Germany's Cold War: The Global Campaign to Isolate East Germany, 1949–1969 (2003). In 2015, he was awarded the DAAD Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in German and European Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108424646 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108424643 |
| Title | Trading Power |
| Author | William Glenn Gray |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2022-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 475 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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