Title Atlantik-Brücke and the American Council on Germany, 1952-1974 : the quest for Atlanticism / Anne Zetsche

Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource Series Palgrave studies in political history Palgrave studies in political history. Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Unlikely Friends: The Founders of an Unfolding Transatlantic Elite Network -- 3. The "Good" Germans and Their American Friends: The Atlantik-Brücke's and the ACG's Membership -- 4. Boosting the German Image: The Funders of a German-American Public Diplomacy Effort -- 5. Off the Record: The Informal Diplomacy of the ACG and the Atlantik-Brücke -- 6. Promoting a Transatlantic Identity: The German-American Conferences, 1959-1974: A Public-Private Project -- 7. A German-American Elite Network in the Post- Cold War Era Outlook and Conclusion Summary Revisiting the relationship between the USA and Germany following the Second World War, this book offers a new perspective and focuses on the influence of two organisations in accelerating West Germany's integration into the Atlantic Alliance. Tracing the Atlantik-Brücke and the American Council on Germany's (ACG) origins to the late 1940s and tracking their development and activities throughout the 1950s-70s, this book covers new ground in German-American historiography by bridging public and private relations and introducing central actors that have previously been hidden from academic debate. The author unveils and examines dense transatlantic elite networks that allowed Germany to re-join the "community of nations," regain sovereignty, and become a trusted member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). Analysing transatlantic relations through the lens of the intertwined history of the Atlantik-Brücke and the ACG, this book explores public-private networks on a transnational level, providing valuable reading for those studying political history, European and American post-war relations and the Cold War. Anne Zetsche studied History and North American Studies at Free University Berlin, Germany and University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. She received her doctoral degree in History from Northumbria University, UK Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 7, 2021) Subject American Council on Germany. Atlantik-Brücke. SUBJECT American Council on Germany fast Atlantik-Brücke fast Subject Political science & theory. History of the Americas. History: earliest times to present day. European history. Political Science -- History & Theory. History -- Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) History -- Modern -- General. History -- Europe -- General. Diplomatic relations SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140098 Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054521 Subject Germany United States Form Electronic book ISBN 9783030639334 3030639339

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