
Jimmy Carter and the Anglo-American "Special Relationship"
Thomas K. Robb(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 11. December 2016
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-4744-0701-4 (ISBN)
Description
Reveals the true nature of relations between the US and the UK during the Carter presidency
Robb Thomas draws upon a wealth of previously classified documents to reveal that relations between Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency were riven with antagonism and disagreement. Contrary to existing interpretations, even the most 'special' aspects of intelligence and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political tension.
Robb exposes the true competitive nature of the relationship during Carter's presidency, as well as providing an original understanding to how both countries approached the breakdown of superpower detente; the subject of international human rights promotion; the tackling of common economic and energy challenges and to the Anglo-American nuclear and intelligence relationship.
Robb Thomas draws upon a wealth of previously classified documents to reveal that relations between Britain and the United States of America during Carter's presidency were riven with antagonism and disagreement. Contrary to existing interpretations, even the most 'special' aspects of intelligence and nuclear cooperation were not immune to high-level political tension.
Robb exposes the true competitive nature of the relationship during Carter's presidency, as well as providing an original understanding to how both countries approached the breakdown of superpower detente; the subject of international human rights promotion; the tackling of common economic and energy challenges and to the Anglo-American nuclear and intelligence relationship.
Reviews / Votes
The Carter Administration has often been overshadowed by the Reagan-Thatcher years in the story of Anglo-American relations. But Thomas Robb shows in a clever, well-researched and incisively written book that the "special relationship" was galvanized during this earlier period, as the two countries navigated between competition and cooperation to put the alliance back on a firmer footing after years of malaise. -- Richard Aldous, author of Reagan and Thatcher The Carter Administration has often been overshadowed by the Reagan-Thatcher years in the story of Anglo-American relations. But Thomas Robb shows in a clever, well-researched and incisively written book that the 'special relationship' was galvanised during this earlier period, as the two countries navigated between competition and cooperation to put the alliance back on a firmer footing after years of malaise. -- Richard Aldous, author of Reagan and ThatcherMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-0701-4 (9781474407014)
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Thomas K. Robb is a Senior Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University. His first book was A Strained Partnership? US-UK Relations in the Era of Detente, 1969-77, which was published by Manchester University Press in 2013. He has had journal articles published in Diplomacy and Statecraft, International History Review and the Journal of Strategic Studies among others.
Content
AcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction
Detente, Human Rights and Anglo-American Relations
Embracing the Special Relationship, 1977-8
Stresses and Strains
Thatcher Comes to Power
The End of Detente
ConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyIndex
Detente, Human Rights and Anglo-American Relations
Embracing the Special Relationship, 1977-8
Stresses and Strains
Thatcher Comes to Power
The End of Detente
ConclusionNotesSelect BibliographyIndex