Oliver Bange, Poul Villaume

The Long Détente

Changing Concepts of Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1950s-1980s
Herausgeber: Bange, Oliver; Villaume, Poul

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amsterdam University Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 689g
• ISBN-13: 9789633861271
• ISBN-10: 9633861276
• Artikelnr.: 47556814

Autorenporträt

Oliver Bange is senior historian at the Centre for Military History and Social Sciences, German Armed Forces, in Potsdam and lecturer at the University of Mannheim. Poul Villaume is professor of contemporary history at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen.

Inhaltsangabe

Acronyms and Abbreviations, Introduction Oliver Bange and Poul Villaume
PART I: Long Perspectives On Détente 1 East-West Conflict: Short Cold War
and Long Détente An Essay on Terminology and Periodization Gottfried
Niedhart 2 The Long Détente and the Soviet Bloc, 1953-1983 Csaba BékésPART
II: East-West Trade 1 Soviet Snowdrops in the Ice Age? The Surprising
Attempt of an Early Economic Détente in 1952 Mikhail Lipkin 2 European
Long-Term Investments in Détente The Implications of East-West Economic
Cooperation Werner LippertPART III: The Inextractability of External and
Domestic Security 1 No End to Political Ideological Diversion The Stasi
Perspective as Circumstantial Evidence for a Long Détente Oliver Bange 2
New Security Concepts and Transnational Party Networks, 1976-1983. The
Socialist International, Scandilux, and the Overcoming of the Crisis of
Détente Rasmus MariagerPART IV: Détente in Europe: Change in Perceptions 1
Continuity and Transformation Alternate Visions of Italy's Three Decades of
Détente Laura Fasanaro 2 Perception of the Other: Kremlinologists and
Westerners East and West German Analysts and Their Mutual Perceptions,
1977-1985 Sabine Loewe-HannatzschPART V: Détente in Europe: Change in
Diplomatic Framings 1 Pathfinders and Perpetuators of Détente Small States
of NATO and the Long Détente: The Case of Denmark, 1969-1989 Poul Villaume
2 Overcoming the Crisis of Détente, 1979-1983 Coordinating Eastern Policies
between Paris, Bonn, and London Christian WenkelPART VI: The U.S. Story:
from Cooperation to Confrontation and Back 1 Lyndon B. Johnson and the
Building of East-West Bridges Catching Up with Détente in Europe, 1963-1966
Gry Thomasen 2 Between Power Politics and Morality The United States, the
Long Détente, and the Transformation of Europe, 1969-1985 Stephan Kieninger
Select Bibliography, Index, About the Editors and Contributors.