1st Edition
France's Mediterranean Cold War From Charles de Gaulle to François Mitterrand
Introduction 1 De Gaulle and the bipolarization of the Mediterranean: The making of a doctrine 2 France's triumphant failure in the Mediterranean, 1967–1970 3 Georges Pompidou and the ambiguities of détente, 1970–1973 4 France and the Mediterranean epicentre of the "crisis of the West", 1973–1976 5 France and the crisis of détente in the Mediterranean world-space,1976–1979 6 Beirut before Berlin? France and the challenge of the Mediterranean’s early exit from the Cold War, 1979–1985 Conclusion
Biography
Nicolas Badalassi is Professor of Contemporary History in Sciences po Aix-en-Provence, France. He is the director of the Mediterranean Centre for Sociology, Political Science and History (MESOPOLHIS). He has published numerous books and articles on the history of the Cold War in Europe and the Mediterranean and on French policy during this period.
