1st Edition

The Rift Between America and Old Europe The Distracted Eagle

By Peter Merkl Copyright 2005
244 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This new book explains the recent rift between America and some of her oldest European allies, especially with Germany and France. Particular attention is devoted to the several competing interpretations of the Euro-American rift, for example, that Europeans were taken aback when American neo-conservative leaders scornfully rejected their well-meant offers of post-9/11 assistance with... Read more

Introduction  1. Who Lost America? Who Lost Old Europe?  2. Alea Iacta: How did the Rift Happen?  3. The Distracted Eagle  4. A Conservative Revolution?  5. Revisiting President Bush's Election

Biography

Peter H. Merkl is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science, University of California. He has published widely in the field of political science, diplomacy and European Politics.