Unequal Partners
French-German Relations, 1989-2000
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2001
152 pages
978-0-313-39105-7 (ISBN)
Description
The reconciliation of France and Germany is a landmark in the history of the 20th century. Between 1870 and 1950, they fought three wars. Then, as founders of the European Community they became linked by increasingly close economic, political, and cultural ties. Friend asserts that it is no exaggeration to say that the French-German relationship has been central to the history of Western Europe in the second half of the 20th century.
Friend provides a largely chronological account of the bilateral relation from the turbulence of unification through the years when an enlarged EU sought new institutions of governance. He then examines the basis of the Franco-German relationship today and looks to future changes. As Germany has become the economic giant of Europe, particularly after the reunification of West and East Germany, the relationship has changed, and Friend explores how this unequal but unavoidable partnership has adapted. An important guide for policy makers as well as scholars and students involved with contemporary European Studies.
Friend provides a largely chronological account of the bilateral relation from the turbulence of unification through the years when an enlarged EU sought new institutions of governance. He then examines the basis of the Franco-German relationship today and looks to future changes. As Germany has become the economic giant of Europe, particularly after the reunification of West and East Germany, the relationship has changed, and Friend explores how this unequal but unavoidable partnership has adapted. An important guide for policy makers as well as scholars and students involved with contemporary European Studies.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-39105-7 (9780313391057)
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JULIUS W. FRIEND is Professorial Lecturer in History at George Washington University. He has published extensively, with his latest book being The Long Presidency: France in the Mitterrand Years, 1981-1995 (1998).
Content
Foreword by Simon Serfaty
Preface
Introduction
Managing the Revolution of 1989
Moving toward Maastricht
Ratification Crises and the Varieties of Euroskepticism, 1993-1996
Pessimism and Disappointment, 1995-1997
New Men and Old Problems
Stumbling toward Enlargement
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
Preface
Introduction
Managing the Revolution of 1989
Moving toward Maastricht
Ratification Crises and the Varieties of Euroskepticism, 1993-1996
Pessimism and Disappointment, 1995-1997
New Men and Old Problems
Stumbling toward Enlargement
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index
