Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Seib Philip M., 1949- Taken for granted : the future of U.S.-British relations / Philip Seib. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96355-1 (alk. paper) 1. United States--Relations--Great Britain. 2. Great Britain-- Relations--United States. 3. United States--Foreign relations--1989- I. Title. E183.8.G7S45 1998 303.48'273041--dc21 98-17555 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1998 by Philip Seib All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-17555 ISBN: 0-275-96355-1 First published in 1998 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright Acknowledgment The author and publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following material: Excerpts from The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher. Copyright 1993 by Margaret Thatcher. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Inc. and Margaret Thatcher. -iv- |