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Publisher: Journals Gateway
Journal of Cold War Studies (2006) 8 (2): 170–172.
Published: 01 January 2006
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A Question of Self-Esteem: The United States and the Cold War Choices in France and Italy, 1944–1958
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Journal of Cold War Studies (2004) 6 (3): 156–158.
Published: 01 July 2004
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Journal of Cold War Studies (2004) 6 (2): 88–89.
Published: 01 April 2004
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Journal of Cold War Studies (2000) 2 (3): 77–80.
Published: 01 September 2000
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The responses to Andrew Moravcsik's article discuss the main substantive and methodological points raised in it. Although most of the respondents agree that Moravcsik has properly highlighted the importance of commercial concerns for de Gaulle's policy on European integration, they question the validity of his sharp separation between de Gaulle's political and economic goals for France. Several commentators argue that political and commercial concerns (including agricultural concerns) were closely intertwined in de Gaulle's vision of French grandeur. John Keeler brings up another crucial question: Was French agriculture really an obstacle to France's position in Europe? He argues that de Gaulle successfully supported and modernized French agriculture because he was convinced that this would contribute to France's geopolitical position in Europe and the Western world. In two longer commentaries, Jeffrey Vanke and Marc Trachtenberg raise questions about Moravcsik's methodology and use of sources. Both agree that Moravcsik draws on an impressive array of available materials concerning de Gaulle. But they both wonder whether a definitive account of de Gaulle's policies can be written when the documentary record is still incomplete, a point raised by the