{"product_id":"visions-of-the-end-of-the-cold-war-in-europe-19451990-9780857452887","title":"Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations - or simply the belief that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end. Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003e[This] superb collection…[is] \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ea unique and valuable contribution to the voluminous literature on the Cold War… Essential.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is an excellent collection of twenty-one essays divided into seven sections on perceptions of how the Cold War would end in Europe. Though the essays were presented at a conference previously held at the Sorbonne, the superb editing and organization make this compendium far more than a collection of proceedings… a welcome addition to the literature on the Cold War. Its content speaks for itself. Students and scholars alike should find it useful, and it should be mandatory reading in courses dealing with the Cold War.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· The European Legacy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“ [This volume] is a fascinating book which crosses the boundaries of diplomatic and intellectual history in provocative and thoughtful ways...The individual chapters are all exemplary studies in the history of ideas and the book is a thoroughly enjoyable, eye-opening read...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  ·  Contemporary European History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis edited collection does an excellent job of overcoming [an] historiographical lacuna. What is initially striking is just how comprehensive ...[and] just how pioneering and impressive a collection this is…[marked] by the masterly scholarship, outstanding multi-archival research and accessible chapters that serve to make up this edited book [that] deserves to sit on the bookshelves of academics and students alike”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThese essays give some interesting insight into the minds of their subjects but more importantly achieve the book’s objective of understanding more of the essence of the Cold War and its driving forces… Unlike many such volumes, this book is not merely a collection of different ideas held together loosely by a theme, but a carefully selected group of arguments structured using a combined chronological and thematic approach.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEuropean Review of History—Revue européenne d’histoire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis collection succeeds in adding a new aspect to the numerous analyses of the end of the Cold War…This excellent volume brings together, for the first time, a rich and multi-layered panorama of ideas of an alternative world order.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH-Net\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe book’s value lies in its multinational and archive-based perspective on individuals and groups who offered ideas on how to end the Cold War. Readers thus receive a panoramic view of the conflict. The book also points the way for future research on the “visions” of other countries, individuals, and institutions not covered here\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eH-France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eAs this pioneering [volume] clearly and convincingly highlights, perceptions were important, as they influenced foreign policy objectives, international relations and personal chemistry between leaders, strategies for anti-Communist movements and civil society as well as the memory of the Cold War and historical assessments of its leading figures. That the work is able to achieve this through a daunting format that balances 21 separate entries by distinguished scholars in the fields of history, political science and international relations is itself remarkable. The editors must be applauded for organizing the contributions…into a cohesive, chronologically structured work that traces visions of the Cold War from “George Kennan’s Course” to President Ronald Reagan’s American exceptionalism in succinct chapters\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews \u0026amp; Critical Commentary \u003c\/strong\u003e(Council for European Studies)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is an excellent collection of articles on an extremely interesting subject. The multinational and multi-archival nature of the selections is very impressive, and it attests to the health and vitality of international relations research in today’s academy.  This is the type of book that should be examined by both policymakers and scholars, since it raises so many good and provocative questions about one of the most important events of our time, namely the end of the Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas A. Schwartz\u003c\/strong\u003e, Vanderbilt University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis is an outstanding, well integrated volume that is not only excellent as a history of the Cold War, but focuses on an issue hitherto unexplored in the discussions on the Cold War. [It] is a very good read by some outstanding scholars.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Cox\u003c\/strong\u003e, London School of Economics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"The editors have brought together an intriguing collection of essays. They explore visions of how the Cold War would end; the twist is that all of these visions were articulated before the actual end. The resulting essays shed light not only on the hopes and nightmares of participants, but also on the nature of the Cold War itself.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Elise Sarotte\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Southern California\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: CRYSTALLIZING THE COLD WAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eGeorge Kennan's Course, 1947-49: A Gaullist before de Gaulle\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn L. Harper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Bilderberg Group and the end of the Cold War: The Disengagement Debates of the 1950s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eThomas W. Gijswijt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: STALIN'S DEATH AND AFTER: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eMoscow's Campaign Against the Cold War, 1945-1955\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeoffrey Roberts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eStalin's Death and Anglo-American Visions of Ending the Cold War, 1953\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJaclyn Stanke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eSoviet Intellectuals after Stalin's Death and Their Visions of the Cold War's End\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVladislav Zubok\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: ALTERNATIVE VISIONS OF THE 1960S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eTowards a New Concert of Europe: De Gaulle's Vision of a Post-Cold War Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGarret Martin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eFranz Josef Stauß and the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRonald J. Granieri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: A HELSINKI VISION?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Very British Vision of Détente: The United Kingdom's Foreign Policy During the Helsinki Process, 1969-1975\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin D. Brown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe EC Nine's Vision and Attempts At Ending the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAngela Romano\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: VISIONS AND DISSENT IN THE 1970S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003e'The Transformation of the Other Side': Willy Brandt's Ostpolitik and the Liberal Peace Concept\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGottfried Niedhart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eNeither in One Bloc, Nor in the Other: Berlinguer's Vision of the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaura Fasanaro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eOvercoming Bloc Division from Below: Jiří Hájek and the CSCE Appeal of Charter 77\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristian Domnitz\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART VI: VISION OR STATUS QUO IN THE 1970S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Kissinger: Vision or Status Quo?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJussi Hanhimäki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eValéry Giscard d'Estaing and his Vision of the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGeorges-Henri Soutou\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART VII: EVOLUTIONARY VISIONS AND UNEXPECTED RESULTS IN THE 1980S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eEnding the Cold War, Unintentionally\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGregory F. Domber\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eCommon Security as a Way to Overcome the (Second) Cold War? Willy Brandt's Strategy for Peace in the 1980s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBernd Rother\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eWhich Socialism after the Cold War? Gorbachev's Vision and its Impact on the French Left\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarie-Pierre Rey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/strong\u003eThatcher's Double Track Road to the End of the Cold War: The Irreconcilability of Liberalisation and Preservation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIlaria Poggiolini\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19. \u003c\/strong\u003eMitterand's Vision and the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFréderic Bozo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20. \u003c\/strong\u003eVisions of Ending the Cold War: Triumphalism and US Soviet Policy in the 1980s\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBeth A. Fischer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 21. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Power of Imagination: How Reagan's SDI Inadvertently Contributed to the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMarilena Gala\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038907793751,"sku":"9780857452887","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/visions-of-the-end-of-the-cold-war-in-europe-19451990-9780857452887","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}