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Book Synopsis 1945 to 1980 marks an extensive period of mass migration of students, refugees, ex-soldiers, and workers from an extraordinarily wide range of countries to West Germany. Turkish, Kurdish, and Italian groups have been studied extensively, and while this book uses these groups as points of comparison, it focuses on ethnic communities of varying social structures—from Spain, Iran, Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, and Algeria—and examines the interaction between immigrant networks and West German state institutions as well as the ways in which patterns of cooperation and conflict differ. This study demonstrates how the social consequences of mass immigration became intertwined with the ideological battles of Cold War Germany and how the political life and popular movements within these immigrant communities played a crucial role in shaping West German society.Trade Review “Drawing on a vast number of government records, including the national and local intelligence services as well as extensive press and secondary sources, Clarkson deftly and cogently analyzes the evolution of the FRG's policies, from the conservative front line Cold War state of the 1950s that strongly supported anticommunist immigrants from Eastern Europe and the Balkans to a detente-seeking government in the late 1960s and 1970s that balanced the anti-colonial and anti-authoritarian movements within its borders with its core political and economic interests.” · Choice “…the case studies of this compelling work illustrate the extent to which demographic structures have impacted the political activism of these immigrants in West Germany… Clarkson’s work opens up new avenues of research on the early Federal Republic, including its history as an immigration country.” · German Studies Review “…a fine and admirably concise book that can profitably be read by anyone interested in the postwar history of migration in Germany and Europe.” · International Migration Review “In this very interesting and extremely well-researched book, Alexander Clarkson examines how immigrant political movements interacted with the West German state, found shifting allies in it and were monitored by West German state police and security services… [It] is impressive for breaking the long-standing mould of looking at a single ethnic immigrant population; instead it makes its case by examining how the West German state differentiated between various groups, developing unique, context-specific relationships with each one… This interesting contribution develops the literature on immigration and on postwar political history by drawing on the lessons of their intersection in ways that narrate a fuller picture of postwar European history.” · German History “The author succeeds in analyzing comprehensively and accurately a very complex topic. In this way he offers a well-informed contribution to the exploration of the history of the Federal Republic and the early ’immigration society’.” · H-Soz-u-Kult “This is an excellent book, informative as well as thought-provoking. The argument is quite original, embedded in a rich context of political-cultural change over a span of several decades, without overwhelming the reader with party-political detail. The author does a tremendous job of presenting very complex institutional relationships.” · Joyce Marie Mushaben, University of Missouri-St. LouisTable of Contents Introduction: New Neighbours, New Challenges: Recognising Diversity Chapter 1. Old Allies in a New World: The Relationship between Émigrés and the German Political Establishment Chapter 2. Support or Suppress?: Croatian Nationalists and the West German Security Services Chapter 3. ‘Subversive’ Immigrants and Social Democrats: Shared Memories of a ‘Romantic’ Past Chapter 4. A Battle on Many Fronts: Greek Immigrants and Political Violence Chapter 5. Both Losers and Winners?: The Iranian Community and the Student Movement Conclusion: Nation and Fragmentation: Managing Diversity Bibliography

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Book Synopsis The greatest threat to the Western alliance in the 1960s did not come from an enemy, but from an ally. France, led by its mercurial leader General Charles de Gaulle, launched a global and comprehensive challenge to the United State’s leadership of the Free World, tackling not only the political but also the military, economic, and monetary spheres. Successive American administrations fretted about de Gaulle, whom they viewed as an irresponsible nationalist at best and a threat to their presence in Europe at worst. Based on extensive international research, this book is an original analysis of France’s ambitious grand strategy during the 1960s and why it eventually failed. De Gaulle’s failed attempt to overcome the Cold War order reveals important insights about why the bipolar international system was able to survive for so long, and why the General’s legacy remains significant to current French foreign policy.Trade Review “…a well-written, vibrant presentation of how world events interacted with and impacted de Gaulle's grand design, creating a comprehensive understanding of the general in the Cold War. Highly recommended.” · Choice “While there is a lot of information for readers to take in, the subject is inherently complex, spanning different aspects of French foreign policy and the politics of other countries and institutions. In spite of this complexity, Martin displays a good grasp of the material.” · H-France Review “In the end, de Gaulle’s overall aim was to restore France’s status as a great power; but that ship had long sailed; probably as long ago as the 1920s. It was a valiant effort that Martin has documented well in a very readable book—but ultimately one that was doomed to failure.” · Journal of Contemporary European Studies “[The book] is extremely well researched, well written, and Martin accomplishes his stated objective: namely, to provide a more balanced account of de Gaulle that goes beyond views of him as either a visionary, or an irresponsible and anti-American nationalist…Martin’s analysis makes a unique contribution in that it examines the linkages between the General's economic, political and security policy in order to understand how the three came together to shape his overall policy toward the US.” · Erin Mahan, Chief Historian, Office of the Secretary of Defense “This is a very detailed, carefully argued and extensively researched study of de Gaulle’s ambition to restore France’s position as a global power during the last half of his presidency under the Fifth Republic by challenging the US claim to leadership of the Western, trans-Atlantic alliance during the Cold War.” · John Kim Munholland, University of Minnesota “Drawing on very impressive research in document collections and memoirs from France, Great Britain, and the United States, Martin narrates the development, implementation, and rapid decline of de Gaulle’s efforts to assert a new French role in the Cold War… In contrast to the English and French-language scholarship that treats de Gaulle as a strategic hero or an impetuous villain, this book re-examines this seminal figure as a Cold War politician. This is a compelling and very valuable portrait.” · Jeremi Suri, University of Texas at AustinTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: The Quest for Great Power Status, 1963-1965 Chapter 1. All (not so) Quiet on the Western Front Chapter 2. The Long Road to Moscow Chapter 3. A “Shining Light” for the World? Part II: The Rise and Fall of the Gaullist Design, 1966-1968 Chapter 4. 1966, Gaullist Zenith Chapter 5. Illusion of Independence Part 1, January-June 1967 Chapter 6. Illusion of Independence Part 2, July-December 1967 Chapter 7. The Fall, January-August 1968 Conclusion Bibliography Annexes Endnotes

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Book Synopsis In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO’s deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. International media overflowed with images of marches, rallies, and human chains as protesters blockaded depots and agitated for disarmament. Though they failed to halt the deployment, the episode was a decisive one for German society, revealing deep divisions in the nation’s political culture while continuing to mobilize activists. This volume provides a comprehensive reference work on the “Euromissiles” crisis as experienced by its various protagonists, analyzing NATO’s diplomatic and military maneuvering and tracing the political, cultural, and moral discourses that surrounded the missiles’ deployment in East and West Germany.Trade Review “[This volume consists] of nineteen erudite and informative contributions by an extraordinary series of contributors -- making it an unreservedly recommended publication for college and university library Nuclear Weapons & Warfare History, War & Peace, and Political Advocacy collections.” • Midwest Book Review “This volume is a well-conceived collection of different approaches to the events of the “Nuclear Crisis” and the reactions of a large, broad and heterogeneous peace movement. It is especially through its multidimensional description also well suited as an introduction to this topic. With the help of this volume is seems possible to ‘learn from history,’ because who considers the arguments and discussion threads of the debates will recognize much in the contemporary themes of the peace movement.” • Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen “This is an important volume on a key phase of the Cold War, one that will be of interest to scholars, but can also be assigned to undergraduate and graduate students. The various chapters build on each other beautifully, forming a coherent whole. Aside from a couple of rough spots, they are beautifully written, though they originally appeared in German. A list of abbreviations and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter make this volume highly reader-friendly.” • German History “The breadth and balance of this collection make it an excellent introduction to the strategic challenges and nuclear anxieties of the Second Cold War. In giving such detailed coverage of the 1980s, it represents a kind of milestone in the historicization of peace movements.” • William Glenn Gray, Purdue University “With great conceptual clarity, the contributions to this volume offer innovative perspectives on the connections between international and domestic politics, the renegotiation of ‘peace’ in the political arena, and questions of collective agency. One of its great strengths is its multi-dimensional approach, integrating traditional methods of studying policy and diplomacy with an astute and precise analysis of media, protest actions, grass-roots activism, and the gendering of peace and protest.” • Benjamin Ziemann, University of SheffieldTable of Contents Introduction: The Nuclear Crisis, NATO’s Double-Track Decision, and the Peace Movement of the 1980s: An Introduction
 Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp Chapter 1. From Helsinki to Afghanistan:

 The CSCE Process and the Beginning of the Second Cold War 
Anja Hanisch Chapter 2. The NATO Double-Track Decision: Genesis and Implementation
 Tim Geiger Chapter 3. SS-20 and Pershing II: Weapon Systems and the Dynamization of East-West Relations
 Oliver Bange Chapter 4. NATO’s Double-Track Decision and East-West German Relations 
Hermann Wentker Chapter 5.Political Parties Jan Hansen Chapter 6. Eco-Pacifism: The Environmental Movement as a Source for the Peace Movement
 Silke Mende and Birgit Metzger Chapter 7. Rationality of Fear: The Intellectual Foundations of the Peace Movement
 Marianne Zepp Chapter 8. The Institutional Organization of the Peace Movement 
Christoph Becker-Schaum Chapter 9. The Spaces and Places of the Peace Movement
 Susanne Schregel Chapter 10. The Protagonists of the Peace Movement
 Saskia Richter Chapter 11. The Independent Peace Movement in East Germany
 Rainer Eckert Chapter 12. Visual and Media Strategies of the Peace Movement Kathrin Fahlenbrach and Laura Stapane Chapter 13. The Churches 
Sebastian Kalden and Jan Ole Wiechmann Chapter 14. Trade Unions Dietmar Süß Chapter 15. The Police Michael Sturm Chapter 16. “Men Build Rockets”: The Women's Peace Movement Reinhild Kreis Chapter 17. Civil Defense: Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario in Politics and Science
 Claudia Kemper Chapter 18. Nuclear Doomsday Scenarios in Film, Literature, and Music
 Philipp Baur Chapter 19. A Triumph of Disarmament? The 1980s and the International Political System
 Florian Pressler Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the “conscience of the world,” working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during a key episode in Cold War history: the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Through careful analysis of new evidence, it offers a compelling counternarrative of this period, showing that Sweden strategically ignored human rights violations in Eastern Europe and the nonaligned states in its pursuit of national interests.Trade Review “Succinctly and vigorously written and extensively annotated, this book represents a substantial contribution to the new international history. – Highly Recommended.” • Choice “This book should prove valuable to more traditional historians as an example of how a theoretical approach need not sacrifice archival research and empirical data and can lead to new perspectives that may otherwise be left unexamined. But it is not just this integrationist approach which makes the book valuable…Makko has done a good job in filling the gaps which have existed in European historiography for so long. This book is an excellent addition to the existing scholarship on both the CSCE and Swedish foreign policy and will surely prove influential on future research.” • History “The author succeeded in producing an original contribution to the foreign-policy culture of a country that has tried, since the 1960s and with great efforts, to gain a cosmopolitical-internationalist image… Makko’s book convinces on the basis of his sharply focused descriptions of internal discussions and decisions of the small circle of Swedish diplomats and politicians who were dealing with the CSCE (Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe) in the conference room. That is the main gain of his study that reaches well beyond the previous research on Sweden’s CSCE policy.” • Sehepunkte “Makko’s book is the product of impressive research in Austrian, German, Swiss, and British as well as Swedish archives, and it offers a welcome corrective to the accepted image of Sweden’s international profile.” • American Historical Review "Ambassadors of Realpolitik is a solid and well-argued book. The theses of the author are supported by a wide range of archival material. Also, the author’s interpretative analysis is convincing….[It] is a recommendable book that answers the need for more complex historical narratives in the field of international history. I would especially recommend it to scholars interested in Swedish international history, in the making of the CSEC, and also to scholars interested in Cold War history, especially in the period of détente.” • European Review of History “This is a solid empirical work in the classical tradition of diplomatic history, founded on archival studies in five countries (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK)…To discuss Swedish foreign policy in the context of European Realpolitik was sensitive to contemporaries, and it has remained so among historians. Makko’s book, however, is a welcome attempt to change that.” • Journal of Contemporary History “Ambassadors of Realpolitik is an equally ambitious and insightful work that adds a hitherto neglected component to the well researched history of the Cold War.” • H-Soz-Kult “This book is the first to go behind the scenes for a full and detailed account of Sweden’s paradoxical foreign policy in the era of the CSCE. A brilliant and original analysis drawing on valuable new archival material.” • Richard Davy, St. Antony’s College, University of OxfordTable of Contents Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. 1945-1969: Sweden and Europe in a Changing World Chapter 2. 1969–1971: Doubting Détente Chapter 3. 1971–1972: Assuming the Role of the Realist Chapter 4. 1972–1973: Engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party Chapter 5. 1973-1975: Making the Helsinki Final Act Conclusion

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Book Synopsis In keeping with the tenets of socialist internationalism, the political culture of the German Democratic Republic strongly emphasized solidarity with the non-white world: children sent telegrams to Angela Davis in prison, workers made contributions from their wages to relief efforts in Vietnam and Angola, and the deaths of Patrice Lumumba, Ho Chi Minh, and Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired public memorials. Despite their prominence, however, scholars have rarely examined such displays in detail. Through a series of illuminating historical investigations, this volume deploys archival research, ethnography, and a variety of other interdisciplinary tools to explore the rhetoric and reality of East German internationalism.Trade Review “This volume is exemplary in a number of ways…The engaging topics and fine-grained analysis of the interactions of situated individuals and groups in and beyond the GDR make the essays ideal for use in upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars.” • German Studies Review “The chapters in the edited volume provide nuanced cases of East German idealism and the limitations of its practice, which belied a variety of racial prejudices and tensions… the interdisciplinary and extended geographic scope of this edited volume successfully furthers a number of interrelated fields relating to the role of the GDR and the socialist world in the Cold War, race and their continuing legacies.” • Journal of Contemporary History “This is an important volume, providing a number of helpful interventions to a growing field. It ought to be commended for its unorthodox inclusion of primary sources, as well as its broad interdisciplinary approach, which reflects the multi-faceted nature of the topic it approaches.” • Slavonic and East European Review “This is far and away the most creative book available in English on East German foreign relations. Quinn Slobodian has pulled together fresh contributions from many of the leading experts on the GDR’s interaction with the Global South.” • William Glenn Gray, Purdue University “Comrades of Color is an important and original contribution to debates about the entangled histories of the Second and Third Worlds during the Cold War. Thought-provoking and carefully curated, the essays in this exciting collection will be indispensable for research and teaching on the history of socialist internationalism.” • Celia Donert, University of LiverpoolTable of Contents List of Figures Introduction Quinn Slobodian Chapter 1. Socialist Chromatism: Race, Racism and the Racial Rainbow in East Germany Quinn Slobodian PART I: AID ANDERS? Chapter 2. Through a Glass Darkly: East German Assistance to North Korea and Alternative Narratives of the Cold War Young Sun Hong Chapter 3. Between Fighters and Beggars: Socialist Philanthropy and the Imagery of Solidarity in East Germany Gregory Witkowski Chapter 4. Socialist Modernization in Vietnam: The East German Approach, 1976-1989 Bernd Schaefer PART II: AMBIVALENT SOLIDARITIES William “Bloke” Modisane to Margaret Legum, 1966 Chapter 5. Bloke Modisane in East Germany Simon Stevens Chapter 6. African Students and the Politics of Race and Gender in the German Democratic Republic, 1957-1990 Sara Pugach Chapter 7. Ambivalence and Desire in the East German ‘Free Angela Davis’ Campaign Katrina Hagen Chapter 8. True to the Politics of Frelimo? Teaching Socialism at the Schule der Freundschaft, 1981-1990 Jason Verber PART III: SOCIALIST MIRRORS “The black facade of the universities of German revisionism,” The Red Flag of the University of Foreign Trade, 1968 Chapter 9. The Uses of Disorientation: Socialist Cosmopolitanism in an Unfinished DEFA-China Documentary Quinn Slobodian Chapter 10. Imposed Dialogues: Jörg Foth and Tran Vu's GDR-Vietnamese Co-Production Dschungelzeit (1988) Evan Torner and Victoria Rizo Lenshyn PART IV: INTERNATIONALIST REMAINS Chapter 11. Affective Solidarities and East German Reconstruction of Postwar Vietnam Christina Schwenkel Chapter 12. La Idea de Carlos Marx: Tracing Germany through a Long Cuban Imaginary Jennifer Ruth Hosek and Victor Fowler Calzada

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Book Synopsis During his political career, Helmut Kohl used his own life story to promote a normalization of German nationalism and to overcome the stigma of the Nazi period. In the context of the cold war and the memory of the fascist past, he was able to exploit the combination of his religious, generational, regional, and educational (he has a PhD in History) experiences by connecting nationalist ideas to particular biographical narratives. Kohl presented himself as the embodiment of “normality”: a de-radicalized German nationalism which was intended to eclipse any anti-Western and post-national peculiarities. This book takes a biographical approach to the study of nationalism by examining its manifestation in Helmut Kohl and the way he historicized Germany’s past.Trade Review “Complex in its multifaceted explanatory framework, the book is accessible and constitutes a superlative model of combining biography with the study of nationalism. The latter constitutes the most novel contribution of this well-researched, straightforward historical depiction of Kohl’s ideology and its impact upon the continuing development of German national identity.” • Choice “Wicke’s focus on Kohl’s education, generational cohort, familial background, and religious beliefs proves fascinating. His study is carefully researched and draws on an impressive array of sources, including parliamentary records, newspapers, press releases, and speeches, in addition to archival documents…[It] is a valuable contribution to the study of nationalism, memory studies, and German history that offers both fresh ideas and innovative methodologies…[and] once again underscores the importance of history for politicians and its value as an instrument to accomplish specific political objectives.” • American Historical Review “Wicke’s work makes substantial contributions to scholarship in historiography, nationalism studies, German studies, memory studies, and leadership studies. In marrying biographical method with nationalism studies, Wicke successfully trials a new research methodology that, in its many potential applications, will be certain to interest all scholars of nationalism.” • H-Nationalism “Christian Wicke’s book—simultaneously a biography of Helmut Kohl, relayed through four nationalist lenses, a history of the Federal Republic and Kohl’s years in politics, and a study in types of nationalism—is a highly creative contribution to historical and political scholarship…Wicke’s creative contribution to scholarship—synthesizing biography, public rhetoric and the study of nationalism—is unquestionable.” • German History “This is an excellent, well written and thoughtful book that… makes a convincing case for the study of Kohl not only as an important political leader in his own right, but also as a case study of the way in which ideological currents inform and influence the development of personal nationalism.” • James Kennedy, University of Edinburgh “Wicke allows us to see Kohl not only as a tactician and masterful politician but also as a man who had strong political convictions that influenced his political decisions in important ways… What makes this book special is the intriguing and novel theoretical perspective that combines biography with nationalism studies. This has not been done before and should ensure strong interest among scholars.” • Stefan Berger, Ruhr University BochumTable of Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Approaching Nationalism: Conceptual Frameworks Chapter 2. Kohl as Catholic Nationalist Chapter 3. Kohl as Liberal Nationalist Chapter 4. Kohl as Romantic Nationalist Chapter 5. Kohl as Nationalist Historian Conclusion: a Synthesis of Kohl’s Personal Nationalism Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis The ruling communist parties of the postwar Soviet Bloc possessed nearly unprecedented power to shape every level of society; perhaps in part because of this, they have been routinely depicted as monolithic, austere, and even opaque institutions. Communist Parties Revisited takes a markedly different approach, investigating everyday life within basic organizations to illuminate the inner workings of Eastern Bloc parties. Ranging across national and transnational contexts, the contributions assembled here reconstruct the rituals of party meetings, functionaries’ informal practices, intra-party power struggles, and the social production of ideology to give a detailed account of state socialist policymaking on a micro-historical scale.Trade Review “This collection will be a valuable resource for scholars interested in the inner workings and sociocultural dimensions of the communist parties of the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia in the post-Stalinist decades… By demonstrating how the ruling communist parties operated as active, multifunctional organizations, this volume advances understanding of the history of East European communism and, more broadly, the history of Europe during the Cold War.” • Choice “This is a valuable, informative, and timely book…[that] is a distinct contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the post Second World War ruling communist parties and of state socialism in Europe…It is an essential book for specialists.” • Eurasian Geography & Economics “…a highly important volume for anyone attempting to better understand the diversity characterizing the political arena of the Soviet bloc and offers a myriad of arguments against the essentialist claims about systemic as well as individual agency in late socialism.” • European Review of History “The volume is designed as a pathbreaking study taking the discussion of communist ruling parties beyond their political functions and treating them as social and cultural communities. The bottom-up perspective, with the focus on medium- and lower-level functionaries, is also very welcome.” • Ab Imperio “This volume is in several respects a useful contribution to the analysis of East European state socialism, especially of its social and cultural history. State socialism as both a specific society and power structure is gone, but its legacy remains lively in the present ‘new Europe.’” • Journal of Contemporary Central & Eastern Europe “…timely, detailed and authoritative…an impressive, thought-provoking and innovative anthology that should become compulsory reading for specialists and higher-level students alike.” • European History Quarterly “Communist Parties Revisited is an outstanding volume that brings together path-breaking research in an important field. Its analysis of shifting social structures, discursive change, and internal dissent within Eastern Bloc communist parties is fascinating and genuinely novel.” • Dolores Augustine, St. John’s University “These essays are well-written, accessible, and grounded in careful scholarship. They offer a new and important comparative perspective on communist rule after Stalin.” • Lisa Kirschenbaum, West Chester UniversityTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Communist Parties Revisited: Sociocultural Approaches to Party Rule in the Soviet Bloc, 1956-1991 Rüdiger Bergien and Jens Gieseke Chapter 1. The Paradox of Party Discipline in the Khrushchev-Era Communist Party Edward Cohn Chapter 2. "It Is Not possible to Allow Past Mistakes to Come Again." Recruitment Policy in the CPCS in the 1970s and 1980s Michel Christian Chapter 3. Behind Closed Doors: The Erosion of SED Party Life in the 1980s Sabine Pannen Chapter 4. The Successive Dissolution of the “Uncivil Society.” Tracking SED Party Members in Opinion Polls and Secret Police Reports, 1969–1989 Jens Gieseke Chapter 5. On the Way to Party Pluralism? The PZPR and the Reform of the Socialist Party System in 1988–1989 Frédéric Zalewski Chapter 6. Communist Party Apparatuses as Steering Organizations: Paths of Development in East Central Europe Christoph Boyer Chapter 7. The Central Committee Department of Party Organs under Khrushchev Alexander Titov Chapter 8. True Believers Becoming Funded Experts? Personnel Profile and Political Power in the SED Central Committee’s Sectoral Apparatus, 1946–1989 Rüdiger Bergien Chapter 9. Paternalism in Local Practice: The Logic of Repression, Ideological Hegemony and the Everyday Management of Society in an SED Local Secretariat Andrea Bahr Chapter 10. The SED Bezirk Secretaries as Brokers of Territorial Interests in the GDR Jay Rowell Chapter 11. The Idea of Social Unity and Its Influence on the Mechanisms of a Totalitarian Regime in the Years 1956–1980 Krzysztof Dąbek Chapter 12. Foreign Policymaking and Party-State Relations in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev Era Mark Kramer Chapter 13. Erich Honecker - The “Leading Representative.” A Generational Perspective Martin Sabrow Chapter 14. Inside the System The CPSU Central Committee, Mikhail Gorbachev’s Komanda, and the End of Communist Rule in Russia. Jan C. Behrends Chapter 15. The Ironies of Membership: The Ruling Communist Party in Comparative Perspective Padraic Kenney Index

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Book Synopsis Cold War history has emphasized the division of Europe into two warring camps with separate ideologies and little in common. This volume presents an alternative perspective by suggesting that there were transnational networks bridging the gap and connecting like-minded people on both sides of the divide. Long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there were institutions, organizations, and individuals who brought people from the East and the West together, joined by shared professions, ideas, and sometimes even through marriage. The volume aims at proving that the post-WWII histories of Western and Eastern Europe were entangled by looking at cases involving France, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and others.Trade Review “Nearly 30 years after the dissolution of the USSR (signaling the close of the Cold War), it is somewhat surprising that a team of academics could provide such a timely work, spanning 11 European countries… [The] diverse perspectives from various disciplines and fields (connected through the study of history) across the European nations is one of the largest strengths of this volume. Highly recommended.” • Choice “The volume’s concise introduction and chapters, none of which exceeds twenty pages (including footnotes), are well suited to seminar discussions along the lines drawn [in the volume], one through the Iron Curtain, and another toward, through, and around the institutions above it.” • Slavic Review “The value of this volume is based in the abundance of empirical insights into the manifold attempts to overcome the ideological divisions and the receptiveness of the involved actors…This volume is a welcome and important contribution, offering much material and inspiration for further case studies and comparative overviews.” • Forschungen zur Baltischen Geschichte “Beyond the Divide introduces new themes to the field of the Cold War culture by giving voice to themes that have not been widely discussed in Cold War historiography. Not only the geographical coverage but also topics from politics to science, from friendship societies to media, from television to popular culture create a picture of active exchanges that took place in spite of the division and restriction caused by the Cold War…It is a volume that is worth reading.” • European History Quarterly “Where did the power of the Cold War begin and what were its limits in terms of defining social reality? Mikkonen’s and Koivu­nen’s fresh and innovative anthology succeeds in pushing this important question once more to the top of the research agenda.” • Neue Politische Literatur “It is rare that edited volumes cover the European continent so broadly in terms of geography. Furthermore, many of the chapters focus on individual actions and impact, which adds a certain personal depth to the larger story of exchanges, cooperation, and cultural relations across the Iron Curtain.” • Rósa Magnúsdóttir, Aarhus University “The overall message is that time has come to overcome traditional Cold War narratives and to look at European societies in detail. I think this volume will have an impact both on Cold War research and on teaching European history.” • Annette Vowinckel, Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung PotsdamTable of Contents List of Illustrations Introduction: Beyond the Divide PART I: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS Chapter 1. Opening Up Political Space: Informal Diplomacy, East-West Exchanges, and the Helsinki Process Giles Scott-Smith Chapter 2. Challenging Old Cold War Stereotypes: The Case of Danish-Polish Youth Exchange and the European Détente, 1965–75 Marianne Rostgaard Chapter 3. Transmitting the “Freedom Virus”: France, the USSR, and Cultural Aspects of European Security Cooperation Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 4. Cultural Diplomacy of Switzerland and the Challenge of Peaceful Coexistence, 1956–75 Matthieu Gillabert PART II: INTERPLAY IN THE ACADEMIC CONTEXTS Chapter 5. Expert Groups Closing the Divide: Estonian-Finnish Computing Cooperation since the 1960s Sampsa Kaataja Chapter 6. French-Romanian Academic Exchanges in the 1960s Beatrice Scutaru Chapter 7. Hungary Opens toward the West: Political Preconditions for Finnish-Hungarian Cooperation in Research and Development in the 1960s and 1970s Anssi Halmesvirta Chapter 8. “Discrete” Intermediaries: Transnational Activities of the Fondation pour une entraide intellectuelle européenne Ioana Popa PART III: LIMITATIONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS Chapter 9. The Image of “Real France”: Instrumentalization of French Culture in the Early Communist Czechoslovakia Václav Šmidrkal Chapter 10. Dealing with “Friends”: Soviet Friendship Societies in Western Europe as a Challenge for Western Diplomacy Sonja Grossmann Chapter 11. The Soviet Union Encounters Anglia: Britain’s Russian Magazine as a Medium for Cross-Border Communication Sarah Davies PART IV: ALONG THE BORDERLINES Chapter 12. Transnational Television in Europe: Cold War Competition and Cooperation Lars Lundgren Chapter 13. Transnational Spaces between Poland and Finland: the Grassroots Dismantling of the Iron Curtain and Their Political Entanglements Anna Matyska Chapter 14. A Filter for Western Cultural Products: The Influence of Italian Popular Culture on Yugoslavia, 1955–65 Francesca Rolandi Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis In the decades following World War II, the science of decision-making moved from the periphery to the center of transatlantic thought. The Decisionist Imagination explores how “decisionism” emerged from its origins in prewar political theory to become an object of intense social scientific inquiry in the new intellectual and institutional landscapes of the postwar era. By bringing together scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, this volume illuminates how theories of decision shaped numerous techno-scientific aspects of modern governance—helping to explain, in short, how we arrived at where we are today.Trade Review “The Decisionist Imagination is more an effort to rethink specific aspects of an existing literature and will find a keen readership amongst those who know it.” • Journal of Contemporary History “The Decisionist Imagination expertly outlines the development of a key component of social scientific thought, placing it into historical context across the whole of the twentieth century, providing a systematic analysis and evaluation of a core concept present in virtually all academic fields.” • Inderjeet Parmar, City University of LondonTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Who Decides? Daniel Bessner and Nicolas Guilhot Chapter 1. Reading the International Mind: International Public Opinion in Early Twentieth Century Anglo-American Thought Stephen Wertheim Chapter 2. Militant Democracy as Decisionist Liberalism: Reason and Power in the Work of Karl Loewenstein Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti and Ian Zuckerman Chapter 3. Parliamentary and Electoral Decisions as Political Acts Kari Palonen Chapter 4. Decision and Decisionism Nomi Claire Lazar Chapter 5. How Having Reasons Became Making a Decision: The Cold War Rise of Decision Theory and the Invention of Rational Choice Philip Mirowski Chapter 6. Computable Rationality, NUTS, and the Nuclear Leviathan S.M. Amadae Chapter 7. The Unlikely Revolutionaries: Decision Sciences in the Soviet Government Eglė Rindzevičiūtė Chapter 8. Prediction and Social Choice: Daniel Bell and Future Research Jenny Andersson Chapter 9. Predictive Algorithms and Criminal Sentencing Angèle Christin Conclusion: The Myth of the Decision Index

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Book Synopsis The history of the Cold War has focused overwhelmingly on statecraft and military power, an approach that has naturally placed Moscow and Washington center stage. Meanwhile, regions such as Alaska, the polar landscapes, and the cold areas of the Soviet periphery have received little attention. However, such environments were of no small importance during the Cold War: in addition to their symbolic significance, they also had direct implications for everything from military strategy to natural resource management. Through histories of these extremely cold environments, this volume makes a novel intervention in Cold War historiography, one whose global and transnational approach undermines the simple opposition of “East” and “West.”Trade Review “These histories of cold places provide valuable contributions to environmental history, the history of science, and Cold War history. For scholars of Russia and the Soviet Union, it is worth pointing out that the three chapters concentrating on this region are especially rich and insightful.” • Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas “The advantage of the volume is that it transcends the geographical boundaries of the circumpolar areas, which are often associated with cold and extreme. As can be seen from the description, apart from Antarctica, Greenland and the Soviet Arctic, the geography of the collection covers the European Alps and mountain systems of Central Asia. The extended geographic focus allows to see the links between polar and non-polar regions in the history of science and technology and, therefore, to ‘detach’ extreme cold environment from the poles.” • Karaseva “A strong feature of this collection is its detailed research, which serves as the basis for the narratives: several chapters use a microhistorical (as well as a microgeographical) approach and tell us about largely unknown places… Hopefully, this innovative book will invigorate other researchers, including those who study Russian and east European history to further develop a genre of “cryo-history”that is so relevant in today’s world of accelerated Arctic melting.” • Slavic Review “The focus of this very well written volumes, which in parts reads like single-authored, is in most contributions on the systemic competition, be it in the military, winter sports, technology or especially in research.” • H-Soz-Kult “Collectively, the geographically diverse case studies in Ice and Snow in the Cold War address a topic that is important but relatively understudied. The book moves both environmental history and Cold War studies in intriguing new directions.” • Matthew Farish, University of TorontoTable of Contents List of Illustrations INTRODUCTIONS Exploring Ice and Snow in the Cold War Julia Herzberg, Christian Kehrt, and Franziska Torma Cryo-history: Ice, Snow, and the Great Acceleration Sverker Sörlin PART I: SCIENCE: SITES OF KNOWLEDGE Chapter 1. Snow and Avalanche Research as Patriotic Duty? The Institutionalization of a Scientific Discipline in Switzerland Dania Achermann Chapter 2. “An Orgy of Hypothesizing”: The Construction of Glaciological Knowledge in Cold War America Janet Martin-Nielsen Chapter 3. “Camp Century” and “Project Iceworm”: Greenland as a Stage for US Military Service Rivalries Ingo Heidbrink Chapter 4. Inuit Responses to Arctic Militarization: Examples from East Greenland Sophie Elixhauser PART II: POLITICS OF CONFRONTATION AND COOPERATION Chapter 5. Creating Open Territorial Rights in Cold and Icy Places: Cold War Rivalries and the Antarctic and Outer Space Treaties Roger D. Launius Chapter 6. An Environment Too Extreme? The Case of Bouvetøya Peder Roberts and Lize-Marié van der Watt Chapter 7. Managing the “White Death” in Cold War Soviet Union: Snow Avalanches, Ice Science, and Winter Sports in Kazakhstan, 1960s–1980s Marc Elie PART III: CULTURES AND NARRATIVES OF ICE AND SNOW Chapter 8. Laboratory Metaphors in Antarctic History: From Nature to Space Sebastian Vincent Grevsmühl Chapter 9. Cold War Creatures: Soviet Science and the Problem of the Abominable Snowman Carolin F. Roeder and Gregory Afinogenov Chapter 10. Negotiating “Coldness”: The Natural Environment and Community Cohesion in Cold War Molotovsk-Severodvinsk Ekaterina Emeliantseva Koller Chapter 11. An Exploration of the Self: Reinhold Messner’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1989 Pascal Schillings Conclusion: Histories of Extreme Environments beyond the Cold War Julia Herzberg, Christian Kehrt, and Franziska Torma Index

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Book Synopsis Countless studies have assessed the dramatic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, but their analysis of the impact on European communism has focused overwhelmingly on the Soviet Union and Eastern bloc nations. This ambitious collection takes a much broader view, reconstructing and evaluating the historical trajectories of glasnost and perestroika on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Moving beyond domestic politics and foreign relations narrowly defined, the research gathered here constitutes a transnational survey of these reforms’ collective impact, showing how they were variably received and implemented, and how they shaped the prospects for “proletarian internationalism” in diverse political contexts.Trade Review “Written by well-known historians and political scientists, the book addresses an underexplored topic in detail and therefore will be of interest to specialists of communism, party politics, and the political Left in Europe.” • Choice “…a generally strong…and substantial collective contribution to the historiography of Communism.” • H-Diplo “Perestroika and the Party gives a comprehensive look at how different national parties reacted to Mikhail Gorbachev’s program of reform. Its case studies are fascinatingly detailed and make useful additions to the larger historical literature.” • Edward Cohn, Grinnell CollegeTable of Contents Introduction: Perestroika or about the Demise of the Communist World? Francesco Di Palma PART I: EASTERN EUROPE Chapter 1. The Impact of Perestroika and Glasnost on the CPSU's Stance toward the “Fraternal Parties” in the Eastern Bloc Peter Ruggenthaler Chapter 2. Soviet Society, Perestroika, and the End of the USSR Mark Kramer Chapter 3. Perestroika Made in Hungary? The HSWP’s Approach to the Soviet Reform of the Late-1980s Tamás Péter Baranyi Chapter 4. Yugoslavia and Perestroika 1985-1991: Between Hope and Disappointment Petar Dragišić Chapter 5. The Polish United Workers Party and Perestroika Wanda Jarząbek Chapter 6. SED and Perestroika: Perceptions and Reactions Hermann Wentker Chapter 7. Between External Constraint and Internal Crackdown: Romania’s Non-Reaction to Soviet Perestroika Stefano Bottoni PART II: WESTERN EUROPE Chapter 8. Parallel Destinies: The Italian Communist Party and Perestroika Aldo Agosti Chapter 9. “I felt as if I was faced with a French Honecker”: The French Communist Party Confronted with a World that was Falling Apart (1985-1991) Dominique Andolfatto Chapter 10. A Dialogue of the Deaf: The CPGB and the SED during the Gorbachev Era (1985-1990) Stefan Berger and Norman LaPorte Chapter 11. Premature Perestroika: The Dutch Communist Party and Gorbachev Gerrit Voerman Chapter 12. The Perestroika and the Greek Left Andreas Stergiou Chapter 13. The Austrian Communists and Perestroika Maximilian Graf Chapter 14. The Spanish Communist Party and Perestroika Walther L. Bernecker Afterword: Gorbachev and the End of International Communism Silvio Pons Index

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Book Synopsis Although it was characterized by simmering international tensions, the early Cold War also witnessed dramatic instances of reconciliation between states, as former antagonists rebuilt political, economic, and cultural ties in the wake of the Second World War. And such efforts were not confined to official diplomacy, as this study of postwar rapprochement between Poland and West Germany demonstrates. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Peace at All Costs follows Polish and German non-state activists who attempted to establish dialogue in the 1950s and 1960s, showing how they achieved modest successes and media attention at the cost of more nuanced approaches to their national histories and identities.Trade Review “This knowledgeably written study succeeds in exemplarily reopening a conceptual approach that is important for international relations on a hitherto rather neglected source basis and providing important insights for the understanding of both discourses of reconciliation in general and the history of German-Polish relations in particular.” • Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas “Frieberg’s thoughtful and highly informative study of the Polish-German case is a welcome addition to the very limited English-language literature on this topic. A must-read for students of postwar German-Polish relations, this book will hopefully inspire further studies in this field and encourage more historians to pay attention to television as an understudied but critical source to explore changing perceptions in postwar Europe.” • Central European History “The author’s well-informed synthesis of the West German history of the media, focusing on Poland, as well as the fact that Frieberg interviewed many of the protagonists of her book, count among the strengths of this volume. In addition, it appears at a time, when a historically grounded and at the same time future-oriented interaction with the German neighbor is more urgently needed than at any time since 1989.” • Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung / Journal of East Central European Studies “This book provides a valuable view into the mechanisms of reconciliation in the wake of terrible atrocities. It also complicates, in a useful and provocative way, the standard narrative of German-Polish relations after the Second World War.” • Jesse Kauffman, Eastern Michigan University “Based on extensive archival and media research, Peace at All Costs chronicles in incredible detail Polish-German postwar reconciliation efforts. By giving such a vivid account of the personalities and motivations behind this process, it puts a human face on a political narrative.” • Malgorzata Fidelis, University of Illinois at ChicagoTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Unexpected Meetings and New Beginnings. Inspirations, Transformations, and Opportunities, 1939–1958 Chapter 2. Victims, Heroes, and Dark Reflections: Polish Travelers, West German Journalists, and the New Relations, 1958–1964 Chapter 3. Radio Relations: Klaus von Bismarck, Poland, and the Audiovisual Media Institutes Chapter 4. Televising the Territorial Conflict: Documentary Portrayals of Polish-German Relations Chapter 5. Of Forgiving and Forgetting: The Religious Memoranda and the Media, 1961–1968 Chapter 6. Brandt-ing Reconciliation: Politics, Media, and New Relations, 1968–1972 Chapter 7. Remembering and Rewriting Reconciliation: The 1990s Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the victors were unable to agree on Germany’s fate, and the separation of the country—the result of the nascent Cold War—emerged as a de facto, if provisional, settlement. Yet East and West Germany would exist apart for half a century, making the "German question" a central foreign policy issue—and given the war-torn history between the two countries, this was felt no more keenly than in France. Drawing on the most recent historiography and previously untapped archival sources, this volume shows how France’s approach to the German question was, for the duration of the Cold War, both more constructive and consequential than has been previously acknowledged.Trade Review “These impressively researched chapters persuasively demonstrate that France was a leader in addressing postwar concerns with West Germany. Furthermore, the authors argue that France sought a constructive relationship with West Germany as early as 1945. From the economic rebuilding of the 1950s through de Gaulle’s desire to transform the continent and negotiations with the Eastern bloc following Ostpolitik to Mitterand’s support for German reunification within a European framework, this collection makes clear that the fates of the two countries were often inextricably linked. Highly Recommended.” • Choice “This volume is an unmissable reference work for all those interested in French foreign politics and the German question. Concise and exhaustive, it offers an overview of the subject and a perspective that is useful as well as necessary regarding current research but remaining accessible to the larger public at the same time. One has to conclude that this publication attests to the scholarly vitality of a topic that is ever-evolving.” • Francia “This is a valuable collection of articles that illuminates French policy towards Germany, a key issue in Cold War European and transatlantic politics. The goal of emphasizing France’s influential role is certainly to be welcomed.” • H-France “The editors have assembled an excellent team of internationally established and renowned historians for the purposes of this book. Its central focus and arguments remain in view throughout – no mean feat amongst fifteen chapters in six parts – and the cohesion o the collection is maintained from start to end. At the same time, and of crucial importance, the contributions are of uniformly high quality… The result is an impressive and authoritative collection offering an original perspective on an under-investigated topic. Into the bargain, it is a pleasure to read… Without doubt, it is a significant work which should be widely read, and the editors should be commended for its clarity and perspective.” • Diplomacy & Statecraft “This volume can be seen as a handbook that is warmly recommended to whoever would like to work on the book’s basic topic.” • Sehepunkte “Finally, this book also presents problematic issues more rarely analysed, but rich in information, like the Franco-German differences about a possible common currency in the 1970s, or as well the relationships and exchanges between François Mitterrand and Willy Brandt. For an understanding of all the dimensions of French attitudes regarding the German issue, the work of Frédéric Bozo and Christian Wenkel is indispensable.” • Politique étrangère “This volume is written by accomplished scholars and intended for university audiences. It offers new interpretations of French policy vis-a-vis Germany based on the latest available archival evidence. As such, it is essential reading for professional academics and students interested in European politics and the dynamics of European integration during the Cold War.” • History: Reviews of New Books “France and the German Question is an outstanding, superbly edited volume with contributions by leading scholars in the field. For anyone interested in an up-to-date history of the Franco-German relationship, this is now the go-to volume.” • Christian Ostermann, Woodrow Wilson CenterTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction Frédéric Bozo and Christian Wenkel PART I: FROM CAPITULATION TO COOPERATION Chapter 1. France and the German Question, 1945–1949: On the interdependence of Historiography, Methodology, and Interpretations Rainer Hudemann Chapter 2. Economic and Industrial Issues in France’s Approach to the German Question in the Postwar Period Françoise Berger PART II: THE EMERGENCE OF THE BLOC SYSTEM Chapter 3. France, German Rearmament, and the German Question, 1945–1955 Michael H. Creswell Chapter 4. Impossible Allies? Soviet Views of France and the German Question in the 1950s Geoffrey Roberts PART III: THE DE GAULLE FACTOR Chapter 5. An Arbiter between the Superpowers: De Gaulle and the German Question, 1958–1969 Garret J. Martin Chapter 6. The German Question in the Eastern Policies of France and Germany in the 1960s Benedikt Schoenborn PART IV: THE ERA OF OSTPOLITIK Chapter 7. Perceptions of Ostpolitik: French-West German Relations and the Evolving German Question under Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou Gottfried Niedhart Chapter 8. France, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the German Question Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 9. The Economic and Monetary Dimensions of the German Question: A French Perspective, 1969–1979 Guido Thiemeyer PART V: THE END GAME Chapter 10. The French ‘Obsession’ with the German Question: Willy Brandt, François Mitterrand, the German Question and German Unification, 1981–1990 Bernd Rother Chapter 11. All about Europe? France, Great Britain and the Question of German Unification, 1989–90 Ilaria Poggiolini Chapter 12. Franco-Soviet Relations, German Unification, and the End of the Cold War Frédéric Bozo PART VI: ENDURING CONCERNS: ANSCHLUSS, BORDERS, AND THE TWO GERMANYS Chapter 13. Towards a New Anschluss? France and the German and the Austrian Questions, 1945–55 Thomas Angerer Chapter 14. France, Poland, and Germany's Eastern Border, 1945–1990. The Recurrent Issue of the German Question in French-Polish Relations Pierre-Frédéric Weber Chapter 15. A Surprising Continuity: The French Attitude and Policy Towards the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990 Christian Wenkel Index

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Book Synopsis In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO’s deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. International media overflowed with images of marches, rallies, and human chains as protesters blockaded depots and agitated for disarmament. Though they failed to halt the deployment, the episode was a decisive one for German society, revealing deep divisions in the nation’s political culture while continuing to mobilize activists. This volume provides a comprehensive reference work on the “Euromissiles” crisis as experienced by its various protagonists, analyzing NATO’s diplomatic and military maneuvering and tracing the political, cultural, and moral discourses that surrounded the missiles’ deployment in East and West Germany.Trade Review “[This volume consists] of nineteen erudite and informative contributions by an extraordinary series of contributors -- making it an unreservedly recommended publication for college and university library Nuclear Weapons & Warfare History, War & Peace, and Political Advocacy collections.” • Midwest Book Review “This volume is a well-conceived collection of different approaches to the events of the “Nuclear Crisis” and the reactions of a large, broad and heterogeneous peace movement. It is especially through its multidimensional description also well suited as an introduction to this topic. With the help of this volume is seems possible to ‘learn from history,’ because who considers the arguments and discussion threads of the debates will recognize much in the contemporary themes of the peace movement.” • Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen “This is an important volume on a key phase of the Cold War, one that will be of interest to scholars, but can also be assigned to undergraduate and graduate students. The various chapters build on each other beautifully, forming a coherent whole. Aside from a couple of rough spots, they are beautifully written, though they originally appeared in German. A list of abbreviations and annotated bibliographies at the end of each chapter make this volume highly reader-friendly.” • German History “The breadth and balance of this collection make it an excellent introduction to the strategic challenges and nuclear anxieties of the Second Cold War. In giving such detailed coverage of the 1980s, it represents a kind of milestone in the historicization of peace movements.” • William Glenn Gray, Purdue University “With great conceptual clarity, the contributions to this volume offer innovative perspectives on the connections between international and domestic politics, the renegotiation of ‘peace’ in the political arena, and questions of collective agency. One of its great strengths is its multi-dimensional approach, integrating traditional methods of studying policy and diplomacy with an astute and precise analysis of media, protest actions, grass-roots activism, and the gendering of peace and protest.” • Benjamin Ziemann, University of SheffieldTable of Contents Introduction: The Nuclear Crisis, NATO’s Double-Track Decision, and the Peace Movement of the 1980s: An Introduction
 Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp Chapter 1. From Helsinki to Afghanistan:

 The CSCE Process and the Beginning of the Second Cold War 
Anja Hanisch Chapter 2. The NATO Double-Track Decision: Genesis and Implementation
 Tim Geiger Chapter 3. SS-20 and Pershing II: Weapon Systems and the Dynamization of East-West Relations
 Oliver Bange Chapter 4. NATO’s Double-Track Decision and East-West German Relations 
Hermann Wentker Chapter 5.Political Parties Jan Hansen Chapter 6. Eco-Pacifism: The Environmental Movement as a Source for the Peace Movement
 Silke Mende and Birgit Metzger Chapter 7. Rationality of Fear: The Intellectual Foundations of the Peace Movement
 Marianne Zepp Chapter 8. The Institutional Organization of the Peace Movement 
Christoph Becker-Schaum Chapter 9. The Spaces and Places of the Peace Movement
 Susanne Schregel Chapter 10. The Protagonists of the Peace Movement
 Saskia Richter Chapter 11. The Independent Peace Movement in East Germany
 Rainer Eckert Chapter 12. Visual and Media Strategies of the Peace Movement Kathrin Fahlenbrach and Laura Stapane Chapter 13. The Churches 
Sebastian Kalden and Jan Ole Wiechmann Chapter 14. Trade Unions Dietmar Süß Chapter 15. The Police Michael Sturm Chapter 16. “Men Build Rockets”: The Women's Peace Movement Reinhild Kreis Chapter 17. Civil Defense: Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario in Politics and Science
 Claudia Kemper Chapter 18. Nuclear Doomsday Scenarios in Film, Literature, and Music
 Philipp Baur Chapter 19. A Triumph of Disarmament? The 1980s and the International Political System
 Florian Pressler Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the “conscience of the world,” working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during a key episode in Cold War history: the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Through careful analysis of new evidence, it offers a compelling counternarrative of this period, showing that Sweden strategically ignored human rights violations in Eastern Europe and the nonaligned states in its pursuit of national interests.Trade Review “Succinctly and vigorously written and extensively annotated, this book represents a substantial contribution to the new international history. – Highly Recommended.” • Choice “This book should prove valuable to more traditional historians as an example of how a theoretical approach need not sacrifice archival research and empirical data and can lead to new perspectives that may otherwise be left unexamined. But it is not just this integrationist approach which makes the book valuable…Makko has done a good job in filling the gaps which have existed in European historiography for so long. This book is an excellent addition to the existing scholarship on both the CSCE and Swedish foreign policy and will surely prove influential on future research.” • History “The author succeeded in producing an original contribution to the foreign-policy culture of a country that has tried, since the 1960s and with great efforts, to gain a cosmopolitical-internationalist image… Makko’s book convinces on the basis of his sharply focused descriptions of internal discussions and decisions of the small circle of Swedish diplomats and politicians who were dealing with the CSCE (Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe) in the conference room. That is the main gain of his study that reaches well beyond the previous research on Sweden’s CSCE policy.” • Sehepunkte “Makko’s book is the product of impressive research in Austrian, German, Swiss, and British as well as Swedish archives, and it offers a welcome corrective to the accepted image of Sweden’s international profile.” • American Historical Review "Ambassadors of Realpolitik is a solid and well-argued book. The theses of the author are supported by a wide range of archival material. Also, the author’s interpretative analysis is convincing….[It] is a recommendable book that answers the need for more complex historical narratives in the field of international history. I would especially recommend it to scholars interested in Swedish international history, in the making of the CSEC, and also to scholars interested in Cold War history, especially in the period of détente.” • European Review of History “This is a solid empirical work in the classical tradition of diplomatic history, founded on archival studies in five countries (Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK)…To discuss Swedish foreign policy in the context of European Realpolitik was sensitive to contemporaries, and it has remained so among historians. Makko’s book, however, is a welcome attempt to change that.” • Journal of Contemporary History “Ambassadors of Realpolitik is an equally ambitious and insightful work that adds a hitherto neglected component to the well researched history of the Cold War.” • H-Soz-Kult “This book is the first to go behind the scenes for a full and detailed account of Sweden’s paradoxical foreign policy in the era of the CSCE. A brilliant and original analysis drawing on valuable new archival material.” • Richard Davy, St. Antony’s College, University of OxfordTable of Contents Figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. 1945-1969: Sweden and Europe in a Changing World Chapter 2. 1969–1971: Doubting Détente Chapter 3. 1971–1972: Assuming the Role of the Realist Chapter 4. 1972–1973: Engaging in the Dipoli Tea Party Chapter 5. 1973-1975: Making the Helsinki Final Act Conclusion

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Book Synopsis In the 1960s and 1970s, the educational systems in Spain and Latin America underwent comprehensive and ambitious reforms that took place amid a "revolution of expectations" arising from decolonization, global student protests, and the antagonism between capitalist and communist models of development. Deploying new archival research and innovative perspectives, the contributions to this volume examine the influence of transnational forces during the cultural Cold War. They shed new light on the roles played by the United States, non-state actors, international organizations and theories of modernization and human capital in educational reform efforts in the developing Hispanic world.Trade Review “Teaching Modernization fills a gap in Cold War scholarship by examining the impact of US modernization theory and developmentalist thinking on educational reform in Hispanic countries. The coherent contributions to this volume, based on thorough research and new archival material, give original accounts of the intricacies of US intellectual, political and financial support for educational reform.” • Tobias Rupprecht, University of Exeter “This interesting study provides an in-depth analysis of educational reform in Spain and Latin America by interpreting educational reform within the wider context of modernization during the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, it traces the efforts of the United States to promote global policies that would lead to economic growth, social stability, and a rejection of communist alternatives.” • Giles Scott-Smith, Leiden UniversityTable of Contents Chapter 1: Educational Reform, Modernization and Development: A Cold War Transnational Process Óscar J. Martín García and Lorenzo Delgado Gómez-Escalonilla Chapter 2. U.S. Assistance to Educational Reform in Spain: Soft Power in Exchange for Military Bases Lorenzo Delgado Gómez-Escalonilla and Patricia de la Hoz Pascua Chapter 3. Forerunners of Change? The Ford Foundation’s Activities in Francoist Spain Francisco Rodríguez-Jiménez Chapter 4. Educational Transfer and Local Actors: International Intervention in Spain during the late Franco Period Mariano González-Delgado and Tamar Groves Chapter 5. Much Ado about Nothing? Lights and Shadows of the World Bank’s Support of Spanish Aspirations to Educational Modernization (1968–1972) David Corrales Morales Chapter 6. US Foreign Policy toward Spanish Students. Youth Diplomacy, Modernization and Educational Reform Óscar J. Martín García Chapter 7. How a Cold War Education Project Backfired: Modernization Theory, the Alliance for Progress and the 1968 Education Reform in El Salvador Héctor Lindo-Fuentes Chapter 8. “Passing Through a Critical Moment”: The United States and Brazilian University Reform in the 1960s Colin M. Snider Chapter 9. Between the Eagle and the Condor: The Ford Foundation and the Modernization of the University of Chile, 1965–1975 Fernando Quesada Chapter 10. Between Modernization and University Reform (1957–1973): Technical Assistance from UNESCO to the University of Concepción Anabella Abarzúa Cutroni

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Book Synopsis The fall of the Berlin Wall is typically understood as the culmination of political-economic trends that fatally weakened the East German state. Meanwhile, comparatively little attention has been paid to the cultural dimension of these dramatic events, particularly the role played by Western mass media and consumer culture. With a focus on the 1970s and 1980s, Don’t Need No Thought Control explores the dynamic interplay of popular unrest, intensifying economic crises, and cultural policies under Erich Honecker. It shows how the widespread influence of (and public demands for) Western cultural products forced GDR leaders into a series of grudging accommodations that undermined state power to a hitherto underappreciated extent.Trade Review “Horten has written a fascinating, very readable, analytically sharp monograph, based on an impressive amount of primary and secondary sources… The average East German, not the few dissidents or the few fanatics on top, are the real heroes of his narrative.” • H-Soz-Kult “The book’s strengths lie in the broad range of material and its interesting focus on late socialism in the GDR.” • German Studies Review “Horten’s book is a very important new step in understanding the power that Western consumer culture—the "Imaginary West”—had in placing the GDR in a profound dilemma, one which ultimately caused its downfall. A model of cultural history, Don’t Need No Thought Control shines new light on how the GDR attempted to walk a fine line between satisfying its citizens' desire for Western consumer culture while remaining true to its socialist foundations, a task that proved to be ultimately impossible.” • Eli Rubin, Western Michigan University “In this book Gerd Horten brilliantly analyses the problematic impact of Western consumer culture on the GDR in the 1970s and 1980s. No other study has so clearly highlighted the connection between consumer culture and the collapse of the regime. It expands our view of the too often neglected late GDR and offers a persuasive explanation of its decline.” • Christoph Classen, Leibniz Centre for Contemporary HistoryTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Disempowering a Dictatorship—Media and Consumer Culture in East Germany Chapter 1. Successful Media Campaigns in East Germany in the 1960s and 1970s: The Vietnam War and the 1972 Olympics Chapter 2. Fade Out: Hollywood Movie Imports and the Cultural Surrender of the GDR Film Control in the 1970s and 1980s Chapter 3. The Westernization of East German Television in the 1970s and 1980s Chapter 4. Fighting Against All Odds: GDR Popular Music and Youth Radio in an International Context Chapter 5. Western Consumer Culture or Bust: Intershops and East German Consumption Policies in the 1970s and 1980s Epilogue: Out With the Old—In With the New? Wende, Ostalgie and the Serpentine Unification Bibliography

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Book Synopsis From its emergence out of the ashes of World War II through to the economic and political challenges of today, Austria has embodied many of the contradictions of recent European history. Written by one of the nation’s leading historians, this account of postwar Austria explores the tensions that have defined it for over seven decades, whether in its overlapping policies of engagement and isolationism, its grandiose visions and persistent sense of inferiority, or its position as a model social democracy that has suffered recurrent bouts of xenophobic nationalism. This newly revised edition also addresses the major developments since 2005, including a resurgent far right, economic instability, and the potential fracturing of the European Union.Trade Review Praise for the first edition: “A tour de force combining historical insight, political analysis, personal opinion, skillful prose, and visual metaphor to map a pathway through Austria’s recent past.” • The Journal of Modern History “The author's analysis is balanced and frequently insightful, and his concluding chapter looking at future trends is particularly interesting.” • Choice “A fine and powerful book with many new insights…fills a major gap in the literature and deserves to be read widely.” • European History QuarterlyTable of Contents Preface Chapter 1. Austrian Identity: Between National Pride, Solipsism and European Patriotism Chapter 2. Peculiarities of Austrian Democracy Chapter 3. ‘Austria Can Beat Everything, If It Only Wants To’: Myth and Reality of Austrian Economic Policy since 1945 Chapter 4. Ten Chancellors, and Not One a Woman Chapter 5. The Newspaper Tycoons of the Second Republic Chapter 6. Neutrality and the State Treaty in a New Europe Chapter 7. ‘Alles Walzer...’: The Politics of Art and Culture as the Early Second Republic’s Elixir of Life Chapter 8. The Austrian Model of the Welfare State and Intergenerational and Intergender Contracts since 1945 Chapter 9. The Shadow of the Past Chapter 10. Austria’s Political Future: Some Trends Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis From its emergence out of the ashes of World War II through to the economic and political challenges of today, Austria has embodied many of the contradictions of recent European history. Written by one of the nation’s leading historians, this account of postwar Austria explores the tensions that have defined it for over seven decades, whether in its overlapping policies of engagement and isolationism, its grandiose visions and persistent sense of inferiority, or its position as a model social democracy that has suffered recurrent bouts of xenophobic nationalism. This newly revised edition also addresses the major developments since 2005, including a resurgent far right, economic instability, and the potential fracturing of the European Union.Trade Review Praise for the first edition: “A tour de force combining historical insight, political analysis, personal opinion, skillful prose, and visual metaphor to map a pathway through Austria’s recent past.” • The Journal of Modern History “The author's analysis is balanced and frequently insightful, and his concluding chapter looking at future trends is particularly interesting.” • Choice “A fine and powerful book with many new insights…fills a major gap in the literature and deserves to be read widely.” • European History QuarterlyTable of Contents Preface Chapter 1. Austrian Identity: Between National Pride, Solipsism and European Patriotism Chapter 2. Peculiarities of Austrian Democracy Chapter 3. ‘Austria Can Beat Everything, If It Only Wants To’: Myth and Reality of Austrian Economic Policy since 1945 Chapter 4. Ten Chancellors, and Not One a Woman Chapter 5. The Newspaper Tycoons of the Second Republic Chapter 6. Neutrality and the State Treaty in a New Europe Chapter 7. ‘Alles Walzer...’: The Politics of Art and Culture as the Early Second Republic’s Elixir of Life Chapter 8. The Austrian Model of the Welfare State and Intergenerational and Intergender Contracts since 1945 Chapter 9. The Shadow of the Past Chapter 10. Austria’s Political Future: Some Trends Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis The ruling communist parties of the postwar Soviet Bloc possessed nearly unprecedented power to shape every level of society; perhaps in part because of this, they have been routinely depicted as monolithic, austere, and even opaque institutions. Communist Parties Revisited takes a markedly different approach, investigating everyday life within basic organizations to illuminate the inner workings of Eastern Bloc parties. Ranging across national and transnational contexts, the contributions assembled here reconstruct the rituals of party meetings, functionaries’ informal practices, intra-party power struggles, and the social production of ideology to give a detailed account of state socialist policymaking on a micro-historical scale.Trade Review “This collection will be a valuable resource for scholars interested in the inner workings and sociocultural dimensions of the communist parties of the Soviet Union, East Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia in the post-Stalinist decades… By demonstrating how the ruling communist parties operated as active, multifunctional organizations, this volume advances understanding of the history of East European communism and, more broadly, the history of Europe during the Cold War.” • Choice “This is a valuable, informative, and timely book…[that] is a distinct contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the post Second World War ruling communist parties and of state socialism in Europe…It is an essential book for specialists.” • Eurasian Geography & Economics “…a highly important volume for anyone attempting to better understand the diversity characterizing the political arena of the Soviet bloc and offers a myriad of arguments against the essentialist claims about systemic as well as individual agency in late socialism.” • European Review of History “The volume is designed as a pathbreaking study taking the discussion of communist ruling parties beyond their political functions and treating them as social and cultural communities. The bottom-up perspective, with the focus on medium- and lower-level functionaries, is also very welcome.” • Ab Imperio “This volume is in several respects a useful contribution to the analysis of East European state socialism, especially of its social and cultural history. State socialism as both a specific society and power structure is gone, but its legacy remains lively in the present ‘new Europe.’” • Journal of Contemporary Central & Eastern Europe “…timely, detailed and authoritative…an impressive, thought-provoking and innovative anthology that should become compulsory reading for specialists and higher-level students alike.” • European History Quarterly “Communist Parties Revisited is an outstanding volume that brings together path-breaking research in an important field. Its analysis of shifting social structures, discursive change, and internal dissent within Eastern Bloc communist parties is fascinating and genuinely novel.” • Dolores Augustine, St. John’s University “These essays are well-written, accessible, and grounded in careful scholarship. They offer a new and important comparative perspective on communist rule after Stalin.” • Lisa Kirschenbaum, West Chester UniversityTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Communist Parties Revisited: Sociocultural Approaches to Party Rule in the Soviet Bloc, 1956-1991 Rüdiger Bergien and Jens Gieseke Chapter 1. The Paradox of Party Discipline in the Khrushchev-Era Communist Party Edward Cohn Chapter 2. "It Is Not possible to Allow Past Mistakes to Come Again." Recruitment Policy in the CPCS in the 1970s and 1980s Michel Christian Chapter 3. Behind Closed Doors: The Erosion of SED Party Life in the 1980s Sabine Pannen Chapter 4. The Successive Dissolution of the “Uncivil Society.” Tracking SED Party Members in Opinion Polls and Secret Police Reports, 1969–1989 Jens Gieseke Chapter 5. On the Way to Party Pluralism? The PZPR and the Reform of the Socialist Party System in 1988–1989 Frédéric Zalewski Chapter 6. Communist Party Apparatuses as Steering Organizations: Paths of Development in East Central Europe Christoph Boyer Chapter 7. The Central Committee Department of Party Organs under Khrushchev Alexander Titov Chapter 8. True Believers Becoming Funded Experts? Personnel Profile and Political Power in the SED Central Committee’s Sectoral Apparatus, 1946–1989 Rüdiger Bergien Chapter 9. Paternalism in Local Practice: The Logic of Repression, Ideological Hegemony and the Everyday Management of Society in an SED Local Secretariat Andrea Bahr Chapter 10. The SED Bezirk Secretaries as Brokers of Territorial Interests in the GDR Jay Rowell Chapter 11. The Idea of Social Unity and Its Influence on the Mechanisms of a Totalitarian Regime in the Years 1956–1980 Krzysztof Dąbek Chapter 12. Foreign Policymaking and Party-State Relations in the Soviet Union during the Brezhnev Era Mark Kramer Chapter 13. Erich Honecker - The “Leading Representative.” A Generational Perspective Martin Sabrow Chapter 14. Inside the System The CPSU Central Committee, Mikhail Gorbachev’s Komanda, and the End of Communist Rule in Russia. Jan C. Behrends Chapter 15. The Ironies of Membership: The Ruling Communist Party in Comparative Perspective Padraic Kenney Index

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Book Synopsis Located in the geographical center of Berlin, the neighboring boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg shared a history and identity until their fortunes diverged dramatically following the construction of the Berlin Wall, which placed them within opposing political systems. This revealing account of the two municipal districts before, during and after the Cold War takes a microhistorical approach to investigate the broader historical trajectories of East and West Berlin, with particular attention to housing, religion, and leisure. Merged in 2001, they now comprise a single neighborhood that bears the traces of these complex histories and serves as an illuminating case study of urban renewal, gentrification, and other social processes that continue to reshape Berlin.Trade Review “[This book] provides a rich account of the dual history of cultural change and economic restructuring in post-socialist Europe. The methodological and theoretical framework is fascinating and productive. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of urban history in post-socialist Europe as well anyone engaged in modern urban historical research in general.” • Baltic Worlds Praise for the German edition: “A lively, detailed and well-written book… It provides profound and exciting insights into urban life in Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg in the 20th century, and makes a sound contribution to the history of Berlin.” • H-Soz-Kult “Historians of cities and urbanization rarely succeed in linking local with broader social history. Hanno Hochmuth's study on the two Berlin working-class districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg masters this methodological challenge by analyzing the specific stories of the two districts as a comparative history of integration.” • Sehepunkte “This is a thorough and exemplary study, shedding light not just on the past under discussion, but, by implication, illuminating current developments too. The focus on the years of division allows for a particularly clear profile of general and specific forces that are at work in Berlin’s urban environment.” • The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies “Overshadowed by the Cold War and global confrontation, the complexity and utter normality of everyday life on both sides of the Berlin Wall have often been overlooked. Hanno Hochmuth’s fascinating account of two neighborhoods on the margins of West and East uniquely succeeds in providing a fresh picture of urban society, seen through the eyes of its principal actors: proletarians and pastors, drop-outs and dissidents. Here is the historian as “wall-pecker”: The story Hochmuth tells is 20th-century German history in a nutshell, full of insights that also provide background for understanding the current transformation of Germany’s capital.” • Paul Nolte, Freie Universität BerlinTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Map of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg Introduction Chapter 1. Historical Foundations Part I: Housing Chapter 2. Housing as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private Spheres Chapter 3. The Long “Gestation Period” of Tenement Buildings: Sorauer Strasse Chapter 4. The Public and Private Sphere in Urban Transformation: Strasse der Pariser Kommune Chapter 5. Kreuzberg Counter-Public Spheres Chapter 6. Neighborhood Appropriation in Friedrichshain Interim Conclusion I Part II: The Church Chapter 7. The Church as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private Spheres Chapter 8. Church and the Neighborhood Public Sphere in the Kreuzberg Chapter 9. The Church as a Surrogate Public Sphere in Friedrichshain Interim Conclusion II Part III: Entertainment Chapter 10. Entertainment as a Constitutive Field of the Public and Private Spheres Chapter 11. Neighborhood Entertainment: Fruchtstrasse Taverns Chapter 12. The Diversification of Kreuzberg Bar Culture Chapter 13. Festival Culture Between East and West Interim Conclusion III Chapter 14. Perspectives: Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg in Transformation since 1989–90 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis During the division of Germany, law became the object of ideological conflicts and the means by which the two national governments conducted their battle over political legitimacy. Legal Entanglements explores how these dynamics produced competing concepts of statehood and sovereignty, all centered on citizens and their rights. Drawing on wide-ranging archival sources, including recently declassified documents, Sebastian Gehrig traces how politicians, diplomats, judges, lawyers, activists and intellectuals navigated the struggle between legal ideologies under the pressures of the Cold War and decolonization. As he shows, in their response to global debates over international law and human rights, their work kept the legal cultures of both German states entangled until 1989.Trade Review “This is a thoughtful, thorough examination of the development of the legal systems of both the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Making use of a truly impressive number of archival and secondary sources…[this] is an informative and valuable book.” • Choice “An admirable piece of work that not only does a very significant amount of meticulous groundwork, but provides new and fascinating perspectives on and insights into East and West Germany after 1945, and tracks the after-effects of that time to the present day in ways that should inflect thinking on citizenship and identity now.” • Modern Language Review “An important contribution for our understanding and knowledge of German-German legal history. Gehrig’s Legal Entanglements provides a new framework of analysis, informed both by historical and legal scholarship, which opens new avenues for future research.” • Zeitschrift für Rechtsgeschichte “Sebastian Gehrig’s pioneering study provides a new framework for future research on the legal entanglements of the two German states. His study explores these entanglements for the first time from a historical perspective for the whole period of 1949 to 1989.” • Sehepunkte “Legal Entanglements shows that although the two Germanys were divided by Cold War politics, their approaches to sovereignty, citizenship and law were deeply intertwined, as the two states navigated both their shared past and the transformation of international law in an era of decolonization. Deeply researched and lucidly written, Gehrig’s book will be essential reading for scholars of modern Germany, internationalism, and human rights.” • Celia Donert, University of Cambridge “A pioneering comparative study of divided Germany’s contest over legal justice after 1945, showing how their rival understandings of law and citizen rights reflected broader claims of political legitimacy, territorial sovereignty and national identity in a fast-changing postwar world. A must read for anyone interested in the relationship between German legal history and Cold War international relations.” • Paul Betts, University of Oxford “With innovative methodology and conceptualization, Gehrig analyzes legal-political debates that will be of interest to historians of modern Germany and to scholars interested in the history of both decolonization and the global human rights regime within which his story plays out.” • Young-sun Hong, SUNY Stony Brook “Legal Entanglements is a welcome addition to the literature of postwar German history, covering a very interesting aspect of this period in-depth for the first time.” • Armin Grünbacher, The University of BirminghamTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Trenches Chapter 1. Legal Rubble Chapter 2. Old and New Law Part II: Internationalization Chapter 3. The Clash of Legal Universes Chapter 4. Entangled Citizenships Part III: Universalisms Chapter 4. International Networking Chapter 5. Separated by Law Conclusion: License to Legislate Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis The legacy of World War II and the division of Eastern and Western Europe produced a radical asymmetry, and a variety of misgivings and misunderstandings, in French and German experiences of the nuclear age. At the same time, however, political actors in both nations continually labored to reconcile their differences and engage in productive strategic dialogue. Grounded in cutting-edge research and freshly discovered archival sources, France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence teases out the paradoxical nuclear interactions between France and Germany from 1954 to the present day.Trade Review “France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence offers a much-needed and updated (re-)appraisal of the complex strategic and nuclear relationship between France and Germany.” • Carine Germond, Norwegian University of Science and Technology “Through an assessment of the current state of research in the field, the editors successfully provide a very differentiated picture of Franco-German security relations with special attention to its nuclear dimension.” • Herman Wentker, Institut für Zeitgeschichte München-BerlinTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction Nicolas Badalassi and Frédéric Gloriant Part I: From the Beginning of the Franco-German Strategic Dialogue to the Nuclear Ambiguities of the ‘Adenauer/de Gaulle’ Era Chapter 1. Raymond Aron, Germany and the Atomic Bomb Joël Mouric Chapter 2. France and the Abandoned Dream of a European Bomb, 1954–1958 Jenny Raflik Chaper 3. From Bonn to Valhalla? West German Nuclear Ambitions, France, and U.S. Nuclear Assistance, 1960–1963 Andreas Lutsch Chapter 4. De Gaulle’s Nuclear Policy, West Germany and the Second Berlin Crisis: A Historiographical Reappraisal, 1958–1963 Frédéric Gloriant Part II: Ostpolitik and the Franco-German Nuclear Relations in the 1970s Chapter 5. ‘Military Cooperation Is Not in Itself an Instrument of Progress’: The Role of the French Nuclear Deterrent in Early Concepts of Ostpolitik Benedikt Schoenborn Chapter 6. Implicit Convergence? Franco-German Relations, European Security and Nuclear Cooperation in the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969–1974 Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 7. French Deterrence, the Defence of Europe and the German Question, 1975–1983 Ilaria Parisi Part III: The ‘Mitterrand/Kohl’ Era and the End of the Cold War Chapter 8. Evolution of the French Nuclear Strategy towards Germany during Mitterrand’s Presidency Dominique Mongin Chapter 9. France and the FRG during the 1980s: When Strategic Questions Became Political Debates Yannick Pincé Chapter 10. ‘Not a Nuclear Switzerland’: France’s Deterrent Posture and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1980s Frédéric Bozo Part IV: Nuclear Uncertainties in the Post-Cold War Era Chapter 11. France, Germany and Nuclear Deterrence Since the End of the Cold War: From Estrangement to Rapprochement? Guillaume de Rougé Chapter 12. Walking Together in Different Directions: Prospects for French-German Cooperation on Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control after the End of the Cold War Oliver Meier Appendix: Figures of the French Nuclear Arsenal and of the U.S. Nuclear Warheads Deployed in NATO-Europe Index

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Book Synopsis In the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the victors were unable to agree on Germany’s fate, and the separation of the country—the result of the nascent Cold War—emerged as a de facto, if provisional, settlement. Yet East and West Germany would exist apart for half a century, making the "German question" a central foreign policy issue—and given the war-torn history between the two countries, this was felt no more keenly than in France. Drawing on the most recent historiography and previously untapped archival sources, this volume shows how France’s approach to the German question was, for the duration of the Cold War, both more constructive and consequential than has been previously acknowledged.Trade Review “These impressively researched chapters persuasively demonstrate that France was a leader in addressing postwar concerns with West Germany. Furthermore, the authors argue that France sought a constructive relationship with West Germany as early as 1945. From the economic rebuilding of the 1950s through de Gaulle’s desire to transform the continent and negotiations with the Eastern bloc following Ostpolitik to Mitterand’s support for German reunification within a European framework, this collection makes clear that the fates of the two countries were often inextricably linked. Highly Recommended.” • Choice “This volume is an unmissable reference work for all those interested in French foreign politics and the German question. Concise and exhaustive, it offers an overview of the subject and a perspective that is useful as well as necessary regarding current research but remaining accessible to the larger public at the same time. One has to conclude that this publication attests to the scholarly vitality of a topic that is ever-evolving.” • Francia “This is a valuable collection of articles that illuminates French policy towards Germany, a key issue in Cold War European and transatlantic politics. The goal of emphasizing France’s influential role is certainly to be welcomed.” • H-France “The editors have assembled an excellent team of internationally established and renowned historians for the purposes of this book. Its central focus and arguments remain in view throughout – no mean feat amongst fifteen chapters in six parts – and the cohesion o the collection is maintained from start to end. At the same time, and of crucial importance, the contributions are of uniformly high quality… The result is an impressive and authoritative collection offering an original perspective on an under-investigated topic. Into the bargain, it is a pleasure to read… Without doubt, it is a significant work which should be widely read, and the editors should be commended for its clarity and perspective.” • Diplomacy & Statecraft “This volume can be seen as a handbook that is warmly recommended to whoever would like to work on the book’s basic topic.” • Sehepunkte “Finally, this book also presents problematic issues more rarely analysed, but rich in information, like the Franco-German differences about a possible common currency in the 1970s, or as well the relationships and exchanges between François Mitterrand and Willy Brandt. For an understanding of all the dimensions of French attitudes regarding the German issue, the work of Frédéric Bozo and Christian Wenkel is indispensable.” • Politique étrangère “This volume is written by accomplished scholars and intended for university audiences. It offers new interpretations of French policy vis-a-vis Germany based on the latest available archival evidence. As such, it is essential reading for professional academics and students interested in European politics and the dynamics of European integration during the Cold War.” • History: Reviews of New Books “France and the German Question is an outstanding, superbly edited volume with contributions by leading scholars in the field. For anyone interested in an up-to-date history of the Franco-German relationship, this is now the go-to volume.” • Christian Ostermann, Woodrow Wilson CenterTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction Frédéric Bozo and Christian Wenkel PART I: FROM CAPITULATION TO COOPERATION Chapter 1. France and the German Question, 1945–1949: On the interdependence of Historiography, Methodology, and Interpretations Rainer Hudemann Chapter 2. Economic and Industrial Issues in France’s Approach to the German Question in the Postwar Period Françoise Berger PART II: THE EMERGENCE OF THE BLOC SYSTEM Chapter 3. France, German Rearmament, and the German Question, 1945–1955 Michael H. Creswell Chapter 4. Impossible Allies? Soviet Views of France and the German Question in the 1950s Geoffrey Roberts PART III: THE DE GAULLE FACTOR Chapter 5. An Arbiter between the Superpowers: De Gaulle and the German Question, 1958–1969 Garret J. Martin Chapter 6. The German Question in the Eastern Policies of France and Germany in the 1960s Benedikt Schoenborn PART IV: THE ERA OF OSTPOLITIK Chapter 7. Perceptions of Ostpolitik: French-West German Relations and the Evolving German Question under Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou Gottfried Niedhart Chapter 8. France, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the German Question Nicolas Badalassi Chapter 9. The Economic and Monetary Dimensions of the German Question: A French Perspective, 1969–1979 Guido Thiemeyer PART V: THE END GAME Chapter 10. The French ‘Obsession’ with the German Question: Willy Brandt, François Mitterrand, the German Question and German Unification, 1981–1990 Bernd Rother Chapter 11. All about Europe? France, Great Britain and the Question of German Unification, 1989–90 Ilaria Poggiolini Chapter 12. Franco-Soviet Relations, German Unification, and the End of the Cold War Frédéric Bozo PART VI: ENDURING CONCERNS: ANSCHLUSS, BORDERS, AND THE TWO GERMANYS Chapter 13. Towards a New Anschluss? France and the German and the Austrian Questions, 1945–55 Thomas Angerer Chapter 14. France, Poland, and Germany's Eastern Border, 1945–1990. The Recurrent Issue of the German Question in French-Polish Relations Pierre-Frédéric Weber Chapter 15. A Surprising Continuity: The French Attitude and Policy Towards the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1990 Christian Wenkel Index

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Book Synopsis In the decades following World War II, the science of decision-making moved from the periphery to the center of transatlantic thought. The Decisionist Imagination explores how “decisionism” emerged from its origins in prewar political theory to become an object of intense social scientific inquiry in the new intellectual and institutional landscapes of the postwar era. By bringing together scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, this volume illuminates how theories of decision shaped numerous techno-scientific aspects of modern governance—helping to explain, in short, how we arrived at where we are today.Trade Review “The Decisionist Imagination is more an effort to rethink specific aspects of an existing literature and will find a keen readership amongst those who know it.” • Journal of Contemporary History “The Decisionist Imagination expertly outlines the development of a key component of social scientific thought, placing it into historical context across the whole of the twentieth century, providing a systematic analysis and evaluation of a core concept present in virtually all academic fields.” • Inderjeet Parmar, City University of LondonTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Who Decides? Daniel Bessner and Nicolas Guilhot Chapter 1. Reading the International Mind: International Public Opinion in Early Twentieth Century Anglo-American Thought Stephen Wertheim Chapter 2. Militant Democracy as Decisionist Liberalism: Reason and Power in the Work of Karl Loewenstein Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti and Ian Zuckerman Chapter 3. Parliamentary and Electoral Decisions as Political Acts Kari Palonen Chapter 4. Decision and Decisionism Nomi Claire Lazar Chapter 5. How Having Reasons Became Making a Decision: The Cold War Rise of Decision Theory and the Invention of Rational Choice Philip Mirowski Chapter 6. Computable Rationality, NUTS, and the Nuclear Leviathan S.M. Amadae Chapter 7. The Unlikely Revolutionaries: Decision Sciences in the Soviet Government Eglė Rindzevičiūtė Chapter 8. Prediction and Social Choice: Daniel Bell and Future Research Jenny Andersson Chapter 9. Predictive Algorithms and Criminal Sentencing Angèle Christin Conclusion: The Myth of the Decision Index

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