Globalizing de Gaulle International Perspectives on French Foreign Policies, 1958–1969

by Nuenlist, Christian; Locher, Anna; Martin, Garret; Byrne, Jeffrey James; Davidson, Carolyn; Ellison, James; Fermandois, Joaquín; Germond, Carine; Heimann, Gadi; Kramer, Mark; Ludlow, Piers; Migani, Guia; Rey, Marie-Pierre; Torikata, Yuko; Zhai, Qiang

• ISBN13: 9780739142486
• ISBN10: 0739142488
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-27
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This book offers novel perspectives and insights into key themes of French foreign policy in the de Gaulle years (1958-69). Globalizing research on the ideas and impact of le gnral, the volume's 13 well-matched essays by leading experts in the field tap into newly available records, ranging from Europe to the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The volume is the first to reassess Charles de Gaulle's foreign policies from a global angle.

Author Biography

CHRISTIAN NUENLIST is lecturer in contemporary history at the University of Zurich and a foreign desk editor at the Swiss daily Aargauer Zeitung. He is the author of Kennedys rechte Hand (1999) and the coeditor of Origins of the European Security System (2008).
ANNA LOCHER is senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich. She coedited Transforming NATO in the Cold War (2007) and Aspects of NATO History, 1957-1975 (2006).
GARRET MARTIN is editor at large with the European Institute, based in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

Editors' Preface	p. vii
Introduction: De Galle and Gaullism in France's Cold War Foreign Policy	p. 1
Europe
De Gaulle, French Diplomacy, and Franco-Soviet Relations as Seen from Moscow	p. 25
A "Cordial Potentiality?" De Gaulle and the Franco-German Partnership, 1963-1969	p. 43
From Words to Actions: Reinterpreting de Gaulle's European Policy	p. 63
Transatlantia
NATO Strategies toward de Gaulle's France, 1958-1966: Learning to Cope	p. 85
Dealing with de Gaulle: The United States and France	p. 111
Britain, de Gaulle's NATO Policies, and Anglo-French Rivalry, 1963-1967	p. 135
Asia
The U.S. Escalation in Vietnam and de Gaulle's Secret Search for Peace, 1964-1966	p. 155
Seeking a Multipolar World: China and de Gaulle's France	p. 181
A Hot Summer: France, Israel, and the Middle East Crisis in 1958	p. 203
Africa and Latin America
"Je ne vous ai pas compris": De Gaulle's Decade of Negotiation with the Algerian FLN, 1958-1969	p. 225
De Gaulle and Sub-Saharan Africa: From Decolonization to French Development Policy, 1958-1963	p. 251
The Hero on the Latin American Scene	p. 271
Conclusion: A Gaullist Grand Strategy?	p. 291
Index	p. 309
About the Contributors	p. 315
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