ISBN:
9781138960909
Language:
English
Pages:
vii, 234 Seiten
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Cold War history
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bozo, édéric German Reunification
DDC:
943.0878
Keywords:
German reunification question (1949-1990) Public opinion, Foreign
;
Cold War
;
German reunification question (1949-1990) Public opinion, Foreign
;
Cold War
;
Germany History
;
Unification, 1990
;
Germany Foreign relations
;
1945-
;
Germany Foreign relations 1945-
;
Germany History Unification, 1990
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Wiedervereinigung
;
Internationale Politik
;
Wiedervereinigung
;
Europa
;
Internationale Politik
;
Geschichte 1989-1990
Abstract:
"This book provides a multinational history of German reunification based on empirical work by leading scholars. The unification of Germany in 1989-90 was one of the most unexpected and momentous events of the twentieth century. Embedded as it was within the wider process of the end of the Cold War, it contributed decisively to the dramatic changes that occurred in the early years of the last decade of the century: the end of the division of Europe, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the origins of NATO's eastward expansion and, not least, the creation of the European Union. Based on the wealth of evidence that has become available from many countries involved in that process, while at the same time relying on the most recent historiography, it takes into account the complex interaction of international actors and processes that made it possible and were instrumental in shaping German unification in the pivotal years 1989-90. The volume brings together renowned international scholars whose recent works, based on their research in multiple languages and sources, have contributed decisively to the international history of German unification and the end of the Cold War. The resulting volume presents an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of a significant chapter in recent international history. This book will be of much interest to students of German politics, Cold war history, international history and IR in general."--Provided by publisher
Abstract:
"This book provides a multinational history of German reunification based on empirical work by leading scholars. The unification of Germany in 1989-90 was one of the most unexpected and momentous events of the twentieth century. Embedded as it was within the wider process of the end of the Cold War, it contributed decisively to the dramatic changes that occurred in the early years of the last decade of the century: the end of the division of Europe, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, the origins of NATO's eastward expansion and, not least, the creation of the European Union. Based on the wealth of evidence that has become available from many countries involved in that process, while at the same time relying on the most recent historiography, it takes into account the complex interaction of international actors and processes that made it possible and were instrumental in shaping German unification in the pivotal years 1989-90. The volume brings together renowned international scholars whose recent works, based on their research in multiple languages and sources, have contributed decisively to the international history of German unification and the end of the Cold War. The resulting volume presents an important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of a significant chapter in recent international history. This book will be of much interest to students of German politics, Cold war history, international history and IR in general."--Provided by publisher
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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