Overcoming the Cold War : a history of détente, 1950-1991 / Wilfried Loth ; translated by Robert F. Hogg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loth, Wilfried.

Series:

Cold War history series (Palgrave (Firm))

Cold War history series

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Detente.

International relations.

Europe--Foreign relations--1945-.

Europe.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

United States.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Physical Description:

x, 255 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

This book is a major new interpretation of the Cold War and how it shaped the course of history. It looks into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Loth examines the containment of the Cold War, dé tente, the development of cooperative security, and the changes in the Soviet bloc. He offers new information taken from Eastern and Western archives, and for the first time draws a precise picture of how the Cold War was overcome.

Contents:

Helsinki, 1 August 1975 1

1 Between Neutralization and Bloc Formation 11

Stalin's note offensive 12

Beria and Churchill in the thaw 18

Step-by-step failure 24

2 Deescalation of the Cold War 33

The spirit of Geneva 34

Disarmament and reunification 38

The Berlin ultimatum 47

From Camp David to Paris 52

3 Khrushchev and Kennedy 57

The path to 13 August 58

Fragmentary dialog 63

The Cuban adventure 67

Hotline and test ban agreement 76

4 Visions Along the Way 80

From Khrushchev to Brezhnev 80

Vietnam war and arms race 85

De Gaulle and the German question 89

The Prague Spring and the Brezhnev Doctrine 95

5 The Time of the Treaties 102

Brandt's path to Moscow 102

Berlin settlement and the SALT Treaty 110

Detente in action 116

First setbacks 122

6 The Decline of Detente 128

Jackson, Helsinki, and Angola 128

From Ford to Carter 133

The Vienna summit 139

Detente in Europe 145

The decision for Nachrustung 150

7 Dark Times 157

Afghanistan 157

Carter's course change 160

Reagan and the peace movement 165

German-German dialog and the Polish crisis 172

The end of negotiations 179

8 The End of the East-West Conflict 184

Difficult start 184

Gorbachev's offensive 188

Cooperation and perestroika 197

The dissolution of the Soviet bloc 204

Peace settlements 210

Balance: Fear and the Ways of Freedom 217.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index.

ISBN:

0333971116

OCLC:

47221797