Overcoming the Cold War : a history of détente, 1950-1991 / Wilfried Loth ; translated by Robert F. Hogg
| Author(s): | Loth, Wilfried |
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| Subjects: | Detente International relations World politics--1945-1989 Europe--Foreign relations--1945- United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English, German (translated from) |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New York : Palgrave, 2002 |
| Series: | Cold War history series Cold War history series (Palgrave (Firm)) |
| LC Classification: | D |
| Table of Contents: | General Editor's Foreword List of Abbreviations Helsinki, 1 August 1975 1 1. Between Neutralization and Bloc Formation 11 Stalin's note offensive 12 Beria and Churchill in the thaw 18 Step-by-step failure 24 2. Deescalation of the Cold War 33 The spirit of Geneva 34 Disarmament and reunification 38 The Berlin ultimatum 47 From Camp David to Paris 52 3. Khrushchev and Kennedy 57 The path to 13 August 58 Fragmentary dialog 63 The Cuban adventure 67 Hotline and test ban agreement 76 4. Visions Along the Way 80 From Khrushchev to Brezhnev 80 Vietnam war and arms race 85 De Gaulle and the German question 89 The Prague Spring and the Brezhnev Doctrine 95 5. The Time of the Treaties 102 Brandt's path to Moscow 102 Berlin settlement and the SALT Treaty 110 Detente in action 116 First setbacks 122 6. The Decline of Detente 128 Jackson, Helsinki, and Angola 128 From Ford to Carter 133 The Vienna summit 139 Detente in Europe 145 The decision for Nachrustung 150 7. Dark Times 157 Afghanistan 157 Carter's course change 160 Reagan and the peace movement 165 German-German dialog and the Polish crisis 172 The end of negotiations 179 8. The End of the East-West Conflict 184 Difficult start 184 Gorbachev's offensive 188 Cooperation and perestroika 197 The dissolution of the Soviet bloc 204 Peace settlements 210 Balance: Fear and the Ways of Freedom 217 Notes 222 Bibliography 241 Index 250 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2001036402 ISBN: 0333971116 (cloth) Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249) and index |
| Physical Description: | x, 255 p. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 47221797 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0333971116 |