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Author: Ronald J. Granieri. Title: The Ambivalent Alliance. The opening of various personal and party archives over the past few years has now made the entire Adenauer Era accessible for historians. As one of the first efforts to use that material to re-examine existing conventional wisdom about the period, this book traces the roles of Adenauer and the CDU/CSU in shapingWestbindung.

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Book Title	The Ambivalent Alliance
Title	The Ambivalent Alliance
Subtitle	Konrad Adenauer, the CDU/CSU, and the West, 1949-1966
ISBN-10	1571814922
EAN	9781571814920
ISBN	9781571814920
Release Date	11/18/2004
Release Year	2004
Country/Region of Manufacture	US
Genre	Law & Politics
Subject Area	Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Publication Name	Ambivalent Alliance : Konrad Adenauer, the Cdu/Csu, and the West, 1949-1966
Publisher	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Item Length	9 in
Subject	Europe / Germany, Modern / 20th Century, International Relations / General, Political
Publication Year	2004
Series	Monographs in German History Ser.
Type	Textbook
Format	Trade Paperback
Language	English
Author	Ronald J. Granieri
Item Weight	13.8 Oz
Item Width	6 in
Number of Pages	288 Pages

Further DetailsTitle: The Ambivalent AllianceCondition: NewSubtitle: Konrad Adenauer, the CDU/CSU, and the West, 1949-1966ISBN-10: 1571814922EAN: 9781571814920ISBN: 9781571814920Publisher: Berghahn Books, IncorporatedFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/18/2004Description:

Whenever asked to name his most significant accomplishment as West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer would invariably reply: "The alliance with the free West." Scholars have echoed his assessment, citing the Federal Republic of Germany's successful integration into the American-led West (Westbindung) as the key to its postwar economic and political recovery. Behind this simple success story, however,lies a much more complicated history: Adenauer and the CDU/CSU remained ambivalent about the ultimate relationship between Europe, Germany, and the United States within the West, torn between visions of Continental European integration based on Franco-German reconciliation and of an Atlantic community linking Europe and the "Anglo-Saxons." These differences eventually erupted into a damaging public conflict between "Atlanticists" and "Gaullists," which colored Adenauer's last years and, after his retirement in 1963, led directly to the failure of his successor, Ludwig Erhard.

The opening of various personal and party archives over the past few years has now made the entire Adenauer Era accessible for historians. As one of the first efforts to use that material to re-examine existing conventional wisdom about the period, this book traces the roles of Adenauer and the CDU/CSU in shaping Westbindung. Adenauer emerges as a skilled and resourceful (if also mistrustful and devious) politician, and as a distinctly German statesman, maneuvering between allies and adversaries to shape both the Western community and the German role in it, leaving a legacy that still influences contemporary German-American and European-American relations.

Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Weight: 390gAuthor: Ronald J. GranieriGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Monographs in German HistoryRelease Year: 2004

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