The Emergence of Détente in Europe

Examines the key relationship between Willy Brandt (the former Mayor of West Berlin) and the administration of President John F Kennedy. This book also focuses on the administration's influence on the development of Brandt's 'policy of small steps' and the formation of his later Ostpolitik, the centrepiece of European detente.

Autorentext
Arne Hofmann has taught history and diplomacy at Queen Mary, University of London, King's College London and the LSE. His current interests lie in the international history of the West since 1945.

Klappentext
This book examines US-German relations in the early 1960s and the development of Brandt's 'policy of small steps', and later Ostpolitik - the centrepiece of European détente.

Inhalt
Introduction Part 1: Willy Brandt and John F. Kennedy, 19601963 1. 'New Frontier': From the Kennedy Campaign to the First Meeting, 1960 March 1961 2. 'Almost Like Brothers'?: The First Meeting Between the Mayor and the President, March 1961 3. 'Essentials'?: From the First Meeting to the Berlin Wall 4. 'Mending Wall': Brandt, Kennedy, Johnson and the Berlin Wall 5. In Search of a Modus Vivendi: Willy Brandt and Kennedy's Quest for a Berlin Agreement 6. From Crisis to Détente: The Autumn of 1962 7. 'Nineteen Sixty-Three': The Pinnacle of the BrandtKennedy Alliance and the First Steps Towards Détente Part 2: Small Steps Towards New Frontiers? Values, Ideas, Concepts and the Emergence of a Détente Strategy 1. From World View to Détente Strategy: Coexistence, Transformation and Conceptual Concordance 2. The Intricacies of the Status Quo: Modes of Change and Conceptual Difference 3. Towards a New German Policy: Dealing with the East and Conceptual Adaptation Part 3: Domestic and International Politics Between Berlin, Bonn and Washington 1. Playing the Triangle 2. Selling Candidates and Policies: Images, Campaigning and the Promotion of a New Policy. Conclusion

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