{"product_id":"the-atlantic-alliance-in-the-alessandra-bitumi-9781350583719","title":"The Atlantic Alliance in the Long 20th Century: A Modern History of Us-European Relations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume offers a comprehensive analysis of transatlantic relations throughout the long 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReflecting on the tensions between identity and alterity, which have informed the relationship between Europe and the United States since the colonial era, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Alliance in the Long 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e takes a transnational approach to situate Euro-American history within a global context and provide an understanding of how the Atlantic alliance has been built, maintained and challenged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentring on the formation of \"Atlantica\", a political and security community that emerged after World War II, it raises critical questions about the nature and manifestation of American hegemony in Western Europe; what were the foundational pillars of this community, and how did the balance of power evolve within it? Also exploring the interplay between transatlantic relations and European integration, it asks how the EU and EC fitted into this Atlantic community, and seeks to understand whether the Atlanticist vision and European project had common goals, or were their processes antagonistic? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn examining the tensions between Atlanticism and Europeanism, and whether their approaches were independent or convergent, Bitumi sets out what this means for contemporary relations today. Arguing that the three foundational pillars of the Atlantic order- democracy, deregulated capitalism and cosmopolitan internationalism- have faced significant strain since the 2008 financial crisis, this book reflects on the origins of this crisis and the challenge it poses to the ongoing unity and cohesion of the Atlantic Alliance, and the trajectory of the Euro-American relationship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandra Bitumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350583715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350583719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Alessandra Bitumi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659691962623,"sku":"9781350583719","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-atlantic-alliance-in-the-alessandra-bitumi-9781350583719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}