The Ambivalent Alliance: Konrad Adenauer, The CDU/CSU, and the West, 1949-1966 [Paperback]

Ronald J. Granieri (Author)

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Publication Date: October 20, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1571814922 | ISBN-13: 978-1571814920

When asked to name his most significant accomplishment, West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer would invariably reply, "The alliance with the free West." For years, scholars have agreed, citing the Federal Republic of Germany's successful integration into the American-led West as the key to its postwar economic and political recovery. However, behind this success story, lies a deeper, more complex history. A distinctly German statesman, Adenauer emerges from the new research in this book as a skilled and resourceful politician, maneuvering between allies and adversaries to shape both the Western community and the German role in it, leaving a legacy that still influences contemporary German-American and European-American relations.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

Ronald J. Granieri is an Assistant Professor of History at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He received his A.B from Harvard University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and has also studied at the Universities of Heidelberg and Cologne in Germany. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Berghahn Books (October 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571814922
• ISBN-13: 978-1571814920
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,635,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ronald J. Granieri is a specialist in Modern German and International History, with particular interest in the Cold War and the Atlantic Community. A graduate of Harvard and the University of Chicago, who has also studied in Heidelberg and Cologne, he has taught at Syracuse University, Temple University, the University of Pennsylvania, Furman University, and Susquehanna University, as well as the University of Tübingen in Germany. He has received fellowships from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation among others, and is a member of the American Council on Germany's Young Leader Program.