Globalizing de Gaulle: International Perspectives on French Foreign Policies, 1958–1969 (The Harvard Cold War Studies Book Series)

This book offers novel perspectives and insights into key themes of French foreign policy in the de Gaulle years (1958-69). Globalizing research on the ideas and impact of le gZnZral, the volume's 13 well-matched essays by leading experts in the field tap into newly available records, ranging from Europe to the US, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The volume is the first to reassess Charles de Gaulle's foreign policies from a global angle. This Is A Superb Volume On Postwar France: Well Written, Thoroughly Researched, And Based In Part On New Archival Material. It Is Centered On The Person Of Charles De Gaulle, Whose Aims And Moves, Though Sometimes Based On An Effect Of Surprise, Seem Less Mysterious In Retrospect Than They Appeared At The Time To Anglo-american Leaders Largely Unable To Comprehend, Or Accept, A Resurrection Of. Nance That Bore The Ineluctable Stamp Of The General.ùcharles G. Cogan, Harvard University. This Volume Is A Welcome Addition To The Literature On The Diplomacy Of President Charles De Gaulle. Its Contributors Explore De Gaulle's Foreign Policies Throughout The 1960s In Their Various International Ramifications. Based On Recent Historiography, The Book Appropriately Seeks To Move Beyond The 'gaullist' Orthodoxy (or Mythology) As Well As The Systematic Rejection (or Denunciation) That Has Long Characterized 'anglo-saxon' Appraisals.ùfr+d+ric Bozo, University Of Paris Iii-sorbonne. French President Charles De Gaulle's Towering Personality And His Challenge To U.s. Hegemony In The Cold War Have Inspired A Vast Number Of Political Biographies And Analyses Of The Foreign Policies Of The Fifth Republic Mostly From A French Or U.s. Angle. This Book Serves To Rediscover De Gaulle's Global Policies And How They Changed The Cold War. Offering Truly Global Perspectives On France's Approach To The World During De Gaulle's Presidency, The Thirteen Well-matched Essays By Leading Experts In The Field Tap Into Newly Available Sources From U.s., European, Asian, African, And Latin American Archives. Together, The Contributions Integrate Previously Neglected Regions, Actors, And Topics With More Familiar And Newly Approached Phenomena Into A Global Picture Of De Gaulle's Foreign Policy. --book Jacket. Introduction: De Gaulle And Gaullism In France's Cold War Foreign Policy / Mark Kramer -- De Gaulle, French Diplomacy, And Franco-soviet Relations As Seen From Moscow / Marie-pierre Rey -- A Cordial Potentiality? : De Gaulle And The Franco-german Partnership, 1963-1969 / Carine Germond -- From Words To Actions : Reinterpreting De Gaulle's European Policy / Piers Ludlow -- Nato Strategies Toward De Gaulle's France, 1958-1966 : Learning To Cope / Anna Locher And Christian Nuenlist -- Dealing With De Gaulle : The United States And France / Carolyn Davidson -- Britain, De Gaulle's Nato Policies, And Anglo-french Rivalry, 1963-1967 / James Ellison -- The U.s. Escalation In Vietnam And De Gaulle's Secret Search For Peace, 1964-1966 / Yuko Torikata -- Seeking A Multipolar World : China And De Gaulle's France / Qiang Zhai -- A Hot Summer : France, Israel, And The Middle East Crisis In 1958 / Gadi Heimann -- Je Ne Vous Ai Pas Compris : De Gaulle's Decade Of Negotiation With The Algerian Fln, 1958-1969 / Jeffrey James Byrne -- De Gaulle And Sub-saharan Africa : From Decolonization To French Development Policy, 1958-1963 / Guia Migani -- The Hero On The Latin American Scene / Joaquín Fermandois -- Conclusion: A Gaullist Grand Strategy? / Garret Martin. Edited By Christian Nuenlist, Anna Locher, And Garret Martin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Editors’ Preface......Page 8 1 Introduction: De Gaulle and Gaullism in France’s Cold War Foreign Policy......Page 10 I Europe......Page 32 2 De Gaulle, French Diplomacy, and Franco–Soviet Relations as Seen from Moscow......Page 34 3 A “Cordial Potentiality?” De Gaulle and the Franco–German Partne rship, 1963–1969......Page 52 4 From Words to Actions: Reinterpreting de Gaulle’s European Policy......Page 72 II Transatlantia......Page 92 5 NATO Strategies toward de Gaulle’s France, 1958–1966: Learning to Cope......Page 94 6 Dealing with de Gaulle: The United States and France......Page 120 7 Britain, de Gaulle’s NATO Policies, and Anglo–French Rivalry, 1963–1967......Page 144 III Asia......Page 162 8 The U.S. Escalation in Vietnam and de Gaulle’s Secret Search for Peace, 1964–1966......Page 164 9 Seeking a Multipolar World: China and de Gaulle’s France......Page 190 10 A Hot Summer: France, Israel, and the Middle East Crisis in 1958......Page 212 IV Africa and Latin America......Page 232 11 “Je ne vous ai pas compris”: De Gaulle’s Decade of Negotiation with the Algerian FLN, 1958–1969......Page 234 12 De Gaulle and Sub-Saharan Africa: From Decolonization to French Development Policy, 1958–1963......Page 260 13 The Hero on the Latin American Scene......Page 280 14 Conclusion: A Gaullist Grand Strategy?......Page 300 Index......Page 318 About the Contributors......Page 324 French President Charles de Gaulle (1958-1969) has consistently fascinated contemporaries and historians. His vision_conceived out of national interest_of uniting Europe under French leadership and overcoming the Cold War still remains relevant and appealing. De Gaulle's towering personality and his challenge to US hegemony in the Cold War have inspired a vast number of political biographies and analyses of the foreign policies of the Fifth Republic mostly from French or US angle. In contrast, this book serves to rediscover de Gaulle's global policies how they changed the Cold War. Offering truly global perspectives on France's approach to the world during de Gaulle's presidency, the 13 well-matched essays by leading experts in the field tap into newly available sources drawn from US, European, Asian, African and Latin American archives. Together, the contributions integrate previously neglected regions, actors and topics with more familiar and newly approached phenomena into a global picture of the General's international policy-making. The volume at hand is an example of how cutting-edge research benefits from multipolar and multi-archival approaches and from attention to big, middle and smaller powers as well as institutions.