The long détente: changing concepts of security and cooperation in Europe, 1950s-1980s

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Titel: The long détente : changing concepts of security and cooperation in Europe, 1950s-1980s

Enthält: Frontmatter
Table of Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: Long Perspectives On Détente
The Long Détente and the Soviet Bloc, 1953–1983
Part II. East-West Trade
Soviet Snowdrops in the Ice Age?
European Long-Term Investments in Détente
Part III. The Inextractability Of External And Domestic Security
No End to “Political Ideological Diversion”
New Security Concepts and Transnational Party Networks, 1976–1983
Part IV. Détente In Europe: Change In Perceptions
Continuity and Transformation
Perception of the Other: “Kremlinologists” and “Westerners”
Part V. Détente In Europe: Change In Diplomatic Framings
Pathfinders and Perpetuators of Détente
Overcoming the Crisis of Détente, 1979−1983
Part VI. The U.S. Story: From Cooperation To Confrontation And Back
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Building of East-West Bridges
Between Power Politics and Morality
Bibliography
Index
About the Editors and Contributors

Beteiligte: Bange, Oliver [HerausgeberIn]; Villaume, Poul [HerausgeberIn]

Erschienen: Budapest; New York: Central European University Press, 2017

Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 358 Seiten)

Sprache: Englisch

ISBN: 9789633861295

Schlagwörter: Europa > Ost-West-Beziehungen > Koexistenz > Entspannungspolitik > Sicherheitspolitik > Geschichte 1952-1989

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Anmerkungen: In English

Beschreibung: This book presents pieces of evidence, which – taken together – lead to an argument that goes against the grain of the established Cold War narrative. The argument is that a “long détente” existed between East and West from the 1950s to the 1980s, that it existed and lasted for good (economic, national security, societal) reasons, and that it had a profound impact on the outcome of the conflict between East and West and the quintessentially peaceful framework in which this “endgame” was played. New, Euro-centered narratives are offered, including both West and East European perspectives. These contributions point to critical inconsistencies and inherent problems in the traditional U.S. dominated narrative of the “Victory in the Cold War.” The argument of a “long détente” does not need to replace the ruling American narrative. Rather, it can and needs to be augmented with European experiences and perceptions. After all, it was Europe – its peoples, societies, and states – that stood both at the ideological and military frontline of the conflict between East and West, and it was here that the struggle between liberalism and communism was eventually decided

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