The United States and the making of postwar France, 1945-1954 /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Irwin M. Wall.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1991.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (x, 324 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The diplomatic heritage -- The postwar years: independence compromised -- L'annee terrible -- Americanizing the French -- Building an alliance -- The Marshall plan -- Military aid and French independence -- The United States and French Indochina -- France declares its independence.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This study of French-American relations in the critical postwar period, 1945-1954, makes use of recently opened diplomatic archives and personal papers in France and the United States. Irwin Wall examines the American role in French diplomacy, economic reconstruction, military policy, politics, and the reshaping of French society from labour unions to consumer tastes and films. Particular emphasis is placed on American attempts to combat the influence of French Communism and achieve a stable, centrist regime avoiding the extremes of right and left.
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Title
United States and the making of postwar France, 1945-1954.
UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Influence américaine sur la politique française.