Kennedy, MacMillan and the Cold War: The Irony of Interdependence

by Nigel John Ashton

Book Overview

Nigel J. Ashton analyses Anglo-American relations during a crucial phase of the Cold War. He argues that although policy-makers on both sides of the Atlantic used the term 'interdependence' to describe their relationship this concept had different meanings in London and Washington. The Kennedy Administration sought more centralized control of the Western alliance, whereas the Macmillan Government envisaged an Anglo-American partnership. This gap in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349403466
• ISBN13: 9781349403462
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"