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Author:   Frederic Bozo ,  Christian Wenkel
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
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9781800739185

ISBN 10:   1800739184
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   14 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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List of Abbreviations Introduction Frederic Bozo and Christian Wenkel PART I: FROM CAPITULATION TO COOPERATION Chapter 1. France and the German Question, 1945-1949: On the interdependence of Historiography, Methodology, and Interpretations Rainer Hudemann Chapter 2. Economic and Industrial Issues in France's Approach to the German Question in the Postwar Period Francoise Berger PART II: THE EMERGENCE OF THE BLOC SYSTEM Chapter 3. France, German Rearmament, and the German Question, 1945-1955 Michael H. Creswell Chapter 4. Impossible Allies? Soviet Views of France and the German Question in the 1950s Geoffrey Roberts PART III: THE DE GAULLE FACTOR Chapter 5. An Arbiter between the Superpowers: De Gaulle and the German Question, 1958-1969 Garret J. Martin Chapter 6. The German Question in the Eastern Policies of France and Germany in the 1960s Benedikt Schoenborn PART IV: THE ERA OF OSTPOLITIK Chapter 7. Perceptions of Ostpolitik: French-West German Relations and the Evolving German Question under Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou Gottfried Niedhart Chapter 8. France, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the German Question Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 9. The Economic and Monetary Dimensions of the German Question: A French Perspective, 1969-1979 Guido Thiemeyer PART V: THE END GAME Chapter 10. The French 'Obsession' with the German Question: Willy Brandt, Francois Mitterrand, the German Question and German Unification, 1981-1990 Bernd Rother Chapter 11. All about Europe? France, Great Britain and the Question of German Unification, 1989-90 Ilaria Poggiolini Chapter 12. Franco-Soviet Relations, German Unification, and the End of the Cold War Frederic Bozo PART VI: ENDURING CONCERNS: ANSCHLUSS, BORDERS, AND THE TWO GERMANYS Chapter 13. Towards a New Anschluss? France and the German and the Austrian Questions, 1945-55 Thomas Angerer Chapter 14. France, Poland, and Germany's Eastern Border, 1945-1990. The Recurrent Issue of the German Question in French-Polish Relations Pierre-Frederic Weber Chapter 15. A Surprising Continuity: The French Attitude and Policy Towards the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1990 Christian Wenkel Index

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These impressively researched chapters persuasively demonstrate that France was a leader in addressing postwar concerns with West Germany. Furthermore, the authors argue that France sought a constructive relationship with West Germany as early as 1945. From the economic rebuilding of the 1950s through de Gaulle's desire to transform the continent and negotiations with the Eastern bloc following Ostpolitik to Mitterand's support for German reunification within a European framework, this collection makes clear that the fates of the two countries were often inextricably linked. Highly Recommended. * Choice This volume is an unmissable reference work for all those interested in French foreign politics and the German question. Concise and exhaustive, it offers an overview of the subject and a perspective that is useful as well as necessary regarding current research but remaining accessible to the larger public at the same time. One has to conclude that this publication attests to the scholarly vitality of a topic that is ever-evolving. * Francia This is a valuable collection of articles that illuminates French policy towards Germany, a key issue in Cold War European and transatlantic politics. The goal of emphasizing France's influential role is certainly to be welcomed. * H-France The editors have assembled an excellent team of internationally established and renowned historians for the purposes of this book. Its central focus and arguments remain in view throughout - no mean feat amongst fifteen chapters in six parts - and the cohesion o the collection is maintained from start to end. At the same time, and of crucial importance, the contributions are of uniformly high quality... The result is an impressive and authoritative collection offering an original perspective on an under-investigated topic. Into the bargain, it is a pleasure to read... Without doubt, it is a significant work which should be widely read, and the editors should be commended for its clarity and perspective. * Diplomacy & Statecraft This volume can be seen as a handbook that is warmly recommended to whoever would like to work on the book's basic topic. * Sehepunkte Finally, this book also presents problematic issues more rarely analysed, but rich in information, like the Franco-German differences about a possible common currency in the 1970s, or as well the relationships and exchanges between Francois Mitterrand and Willy Brandt. For an understanding of all the dimensions of French attitudes regarding the German issue, the work of Frederic Bozo and Christian Wenkel is indispensable. * Politique etrangere This volume is written by accomplished scholars and intended for university audiences. It offers new interpretations of French policy vis-a-vis Germany based on the latest available archival evidence. As such, it is essential reading for professional academics and students interested in European politics and the dynamics of European integration during the Cold War. * History: Reviews of New Books France and the German Question is an outstanding, superbly edited volume with contributions by leading scholars in the field. For anyone interested in an up-to-date history of the Franco-German relationship, this is now the go-to volume. * Christian Ostermann, Woodrow Wilson Center

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Frederic Bozo is Professor of Contemporary History at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Paris III, Institute of European Studies. He is the author of numerous books, including Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification (2009) and French Foreign Policy since 1945 (2016), and the editor of such collections as Europe and the End of the Cold War: A Reappraisal (2008).

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