The United States and the Making of Postwar France, 1945–1954

ISBN-13: 9780521402170 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 338 str.

Riverside) Irwin M. Wall (University of California

Opis

This is the first study of French-American relations in the critical postwar period, 1945-1954, which makes use of recently opened diplomatic archives and personal papers in France and the United States. Wall examines the American role in French diplomacy, economic reconstruction, military policy, politics, and the reshaping of French society from labor unions to consumer tastes and films. Particular emphasis is placed on American attempts to combat the influence of French Communism and achieve a stable, centrist regime avoiding the extremes of right and left.

Recenzje

"...Wall's fine book will likely become the standard account of American-French political relations in the early postwar period. It also offers a stinging indictment of an American policy elite...." Herrick Chapman, International Labor and Working-Class History

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The diplomatic heritage; 2. The postwar years: independence compromised; 3. L'année terrible; 4. Americanizing the French; 5. Building an alliance; 6. The Marshall plan; 7. Military aid and French independence; 8. The United States and French Indochina; 9. France declares its independence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.