Macmillan, Khrushchev and the Berlin Crisis, 1958-1960

ISBN-13: 9780415354639 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 248 str.

Kitty Newman

Opis

This study casts fresh light on the roles of Harold Macmillan and Nikita Khrushchev and their efforts to achieve a compromise settlement on the pivotal Berlin Crisis.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Background to the Berlin Crisis, 1958-1960  A. Nikita Khrushchev’s Personality and Foreign Policy Objectives  B. Harold Macmillan’s Personality and Foreign Policy Objectives  C. Background to East-West Relations and the Berlin Problem  2. Soviet Policy on the Berlin Question, November 1958-February 1959  3. British Reaction to the Soviet Initiative on Berlin November 1958-February 1959  4. The Prime Minister’s Visit to the Soviet Union 21 February-3 March 1959  5. Britain Seeks to Convert her Allies to the Macmillan Initiative  6. The Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference 11 May-5 August 1959  7. East-West Negotiations on an Interim Agreement for West Berlin September 1959 until the Paris Summit Conference, May 1960  8. The U-2 Crisis May 1960  A. The Story Unfolds 1-16 May 1960  B. An Analysis of Soviet Reaction  C. A Lost Opportunity.  Conclusion 

O autorze

Kitty Newman gained her PhD at the London School of Economics for her research on the relations between Britain and the Soviet Union and the Search for an Interim Agreement on West Berlin from November 1958 to May 1960. She also holds a Diploma in Russian from the University of Surrey.