Uneasy Allies: British-German Relations and European Integration since 1945

by Klaus Larres (Editor), Elizabeth Meehan (With)

Overview

This book offers an interesting and challenging insight into the evolution of British-German relations within the context of European integration in the last half of the 20th century. It is one of the first substantial and interdisciplinary attempts to analyze the volatile British-German relationship since World War II. It argues that although British-German relations were difficult throughout the post-World War II period, since the change of government in 1997 in Britain and 1998 in Germany, both countries have developed a much more constructive policy towards each other.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198293835
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/11/2000
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Queen's University, Belfast

Queen's University, Belfast

Table of Contents

I. Introduction1. Uneasy Allies or Genuine Partners? Britain, Germany and European Integration, K. LarresII. The Cold War Relationship2. British-West German Relations, 1945-1972, A. Deighton3. British-West German Relations, 1972-1989, J. Smith and G. Edwards4. Britain and the GDR: Political and Economic Relations, 1949-1989, K. Larres5. Britain and German Unification, 1989/90, [L.Kettenacker, GHI London]III. The Post-Cold War Relationship: Politics and Security since 19906. The Transition to the Post-Cold War World: Britain, Germany and the Deepening of Europe:The Role of Domestic Norms and Institutions, J. Buller and C. Jeffery7. The Eastern Enlargement of the EU, J. Pinder8. The American Dimension: Britain, Germany, and the Reinforcement of US Hegemony in Europe in the 1990s, V. Ingimundarson9. NATO or WEU? The Security Policy Framework since 1990, E. KirchnerIV. The Post-Cold War Relationship: The Economic and Social Dimension since 199010. Industrial and Commercial Cultures in Britain and Germany: Rivalry or Reconcilability?, J. Leaman11. European Union Social Policy: German and British Perspectives on Industrial Democracy, E. Meehan12. The Creation of the Single Market and Britain's Withdrawal from the EMS, I. Begg and M. Woods13. Financial Reporting and Accounting Harmonisation in Germany and the UK: A Comparative Analysis, P. McCourt and G. Radcliffe14. Negotiating the Intergovernmental Conferences: Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Beyond, R. Harmsen and N. Reinhardt

Editorial Reviews

"Rich in detail... This edited collection is successful in its goal of analyzing British-German relations in a substantial interdisciplinary manner."—Choice

"Larres has assembled an interesting collection of essays... Well researched."—British Politics Group Newsletter

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