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Unequal Partners French-German Relations, 1989-2000
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Julius W. Friend
ISBN: 0-275-97603-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97603-3
152 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2001
List Price: $27.95 (UK Sterling Price: £19.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Series Title: The Washington Papers
Description: The reconciliation of France and Germany is a landmark in the history of the 20th century. Between 1870 and 1950, they fought three wars. Then, as founders of the European Community they became linked by increasingly close economic, political, and cultural ties. Friend asserts that it is no exaggeration to say that the French-German relationship has been central to the history of Western Europe in the second half of the 20th century.

Friend provides a largely chronological account of the bilateral relation from the turbulence of unification through the years when an enlarged EU sought new institutions of governance. He then examines the basis of the Franco-German relationship today and looks to future changes. As Germany has become the economic giant of Europe, particularly after the reunification of West and East Germany, the relationship has changed, and Friend explores how this unequal but unavoidable partnership has adapted. An important guide for policy makers as well as scholars and students involved with contemporary European Studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by Simon Serfaty
    Preface
    Introduction
    Managing the Revolution of 1989
    Moving toward Maastricht
    Ratification Crises and the Varieties of Euroskepticism, 1993-1996
    Pessimism and Disappointment, 1995-1997
    New Men and Old Problems
    Stumbling toward Enlargement
    Conclusions
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: JULIUS W. FRIEND is Professorial Lecturer in History at George Washington University. He has published extensively, with his latest book being The Long Presidency: France in the Mitterrand Years, 1981-1995 (1998).
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