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11. The Crisis of Détente in Europe

    From Helsinki to Gorbachev 1975-1985

    Edited by Leopoldo Nuti

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume is the first detailed exploration of the last phase of the Cold War, taking a critical look at the crisis of détente in Europe in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The transition from détente to a new phase of harsh confrontation and severe crises is an interesting, indeed crucial,...

    Published September 29th 2010 by Routledge
12. The Globalization of the Cold War

    Diplomacy and Local Confrontation, 1975-85

    Edited by Max Guderzo, Bruna Bagnato

    Series: Cold War History

    This book focuses on the globalisation of the Cold War in the years 1975-85, highlighting the transformation from bipolar US-Soviet competition to global confrontation. Offering a detailed analysis of this fundamental shift that occurred during this period, as well as the interconnections of this...

    Published January 3rd 2010 by Routledge
13. The Baltic Question during the Cold War

    Edited by John Hiden, Vahur Made, David J. Smith

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the ‘Baltic question’, which arose within the context of the Cold War, and which has previously received little attention. This volume brings together a group of international specialists on the international history of northern Europe. It...

    Published November 26th 2009 by Routledge
14. European Integration and the Cold War

    Ostpolitik-Westpolitik, 1965-1973

    Edited by N. Piers Ludlow

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume uses newly released archival material to show linkages between the development of the European Union and the Cold War. Containing essays by well-known Cold War scholars such as Jussi Hanhimaki, Wilfried Loth and Piers Ludlow, the book looks at: France, where neither de Gaulle...

    Published November 26th 2009 by Routledge
15. Europe and the End of the Cold War

    A Reappraisal

    Edited by Frederic Bozo, Marie-Pierre Rey, N. Piers Ludlow, Leopoldo Nuti

    Series: Cold War History

    This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification. Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct...

    Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
16. The Emergence of Détente in Europe

    Brandt, Kennedy and the Formation of Ostpolitik

    By Arne Hofmann

    Series: Cold War History

    This book examines the key relationship between Willy Brandt (the former Mayor of West Berlin and future West German Chancellor) and the administration of President John F. Kennedy. Arne Hofmann focuses on the administration’s influence on the development of Brandt’s ‘policy of small steps’ and...

    Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge
17. The Cold War in the Middle East

    Regional Conflict and the Superpowers 1967-73

    Edited by Nigel J. Ashton

    Series: Cold War History

    This edited volume re-assesses the relationship between the United States, the Soviet Union and key regional players in waging and halting conflict in the Middle East between 1967 and 1973. These were pivotal years in the Arab-Israeli conflict, with the effects still very much in evidence today....

    Published March 4th 2009 by Routledge
18. Soviet-Vietnam Relations and the Role of China 1949-64

    Changing Alliances

    By Mari Olsen

    Series: Cold War History

    This new book analyzes how the Soviet leadership evaluated developments in Soviet-Vietnamese relations in the years from 1949 to 1964. Focusing on how Soviet leaders actually perceived China’s role in Vietnam relative to the Soviet role, it shows how these perceptions influenced the...

    Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
19. The Making of Détente

    Eastern Europe and Western Europe in the Cold War, 1965-75

    Edited by Wilfried Loth, George Soutou

    Series: Cold War History

    Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examination of the history of détente in the Cold War. The ten years from 1965 to 1975 marked a deep transformation of the bipolar international system of the...

    Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge
20. The European Community and the Crises of the 1960s

    Negotiating the Gaullist Challenge

    By N. Piers Ludlow

    Series: Cold War History

    A new and detailed study of the European Community's development between 1963 and 1969, with a special focus on the struggle between France and its EC partners over the purpose, structure and membership of the emerging European Community. On all three, French President Charles de Gaulle held...

    Published September 20th 2007 by Routledge