The Economic Cold War; America, Britain and East-West Trade, 1948-63

by Jackson, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780333920312
• ISBN10: 0333920317
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-05-18
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides a new interpretation of the economic dimension of the Cold War. It examines Anglo-American trade diplomacy towards the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. The book, which is based on research in American and British archives, presents new evidence to suggest that Anglo-American relations in East-West trade were characterized by friction and conflict as the two countries clashed over divergent commercial and strategic perceptions of the Soviet Union.

Author Biography

Ian Jackson is Lecturer in International Relations and American Foreign Policy, DeMontfort University.

Table of Contents

Dedication	v
List of Abbreviations	viii
Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
The Origins of Economic Containment, 1947-48	11	(15)
The Response: Britain, Western Europe and East-West Trade, 1948-49	26	(17)
Divergent Strategies: American and British Economic Defence Policies in 1950	43	(15)
Compromise: America, CoCom and the Extension of the East-West Trade Embargo, 1950	58	(15)
Trade or Aid? American Isolationists and East-West Trade, 1950-51	73	(17)
Troubled Partners: Anglo-American Relations and the Battle Act in 1952	90	(21)
Relaxing the Embargo: Eisenhower, Churchill and East-West Trade, 1953-54	111	(17)
Economic Containment for the `Long Haul', 1953-61	128	(31)
Conflict and Conciliation: Kennedy, Macmillan and East-West Trade, 1961-63	159	(23)
Conclusion	182	(7)
Notes and References	189	(29)
Bibliography	218	(10)
Index	228