Awards
- Winner of Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara.
- Winner of Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara.
- Winner of ^B Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara^R.
Overview
A polished and masterly work of historical narrative, The Marshall Plan is an instant classic of Cold War literature.With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's ascendant, U.S. officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world events.This is the story behind the birth of the Cold War, and the U.S.-led liberal global order, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Benn Steil's book will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan.Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Steil's gripping narrative takes us through the seminal episodes that marked the collapse of postwar U.S.-Soviet relations: the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In each case, Stalin's determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. And in a riveting epilogue, Steil shows how the forces which clove Europe in two after the Second World War have reasserted themselves since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Full Product Details
Author: Benn Steil (Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 4.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.792kg
ISBN: 9780192843104
ISBN 10: 0192843109
Pages: 624
Publication Date: 12 October 2021
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Author Information
Benn Steil is Senior Fellow and Director of International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. His previous book, the prize-winning The Battle of Bretton Woods: John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order (2014), was called ""a triumph of economic and diplomatic history"" by the Financial Times, ""a superb history"" by the Wall Street Journal, and ""the gold standard on its subject"" by the New York Times.
