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Book SynopsisThe year 1953 represented a pivotal moment in the Cold War and set the course of global affairs for the next sixty-five years. The cessation of hostilities in the Korean War resulted in the creation of two opposing countries separated by a contentious demilitarized zone. This book presents how Great Britain’s Ambassador to the US, Sir Roger Makins, provided the British Foreign Office with weekly summaries of American political and diplomatic affairs throughout 1953. Examining the events of this critical year through the eyes of this British diplomat provides a fresh perspective on the Cold War.
Trade Review“Between Deterrence and Détente: : British Ambassador Sir Roger Makins' Perspective on US Foreign Policy in 1953 provides a fascinating and important explanation of a seasoned British diplomat’s view of key issues in American foreign affairs at an important juncture of the cold war. As the book makes clear, the legacies from 1953 of the Korean War, the U.S.-China relationship, decolonization, the Middle East, and deterrence and détente with the then Soviet Union remain pressing issues in the twenty-first century. The need for the quality of analysis of a Sir Roger Makins remains equally pressing.” -- Lowell Gustafson, Villanova University
Table of ContentsChapter One: 1953 and the Search for an End to the Korean War Chapter Two: 1953 and the Roots of a Sustainable US/China Relationship Chapter Three: Decolonization in 1953: French Indochina, British Malaya, and the Middle East Chapter Four: US Cold War Policy in 1953: Between Deterrence and Détente
