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The nuclear crisis : the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s / edited by Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp.

Van Pelt Library JZ5584.G3 N83 2016
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Book
Contributor:
Becker-Schaum, Christoph, 1952- editor.
Gassert, Philipp, editor.
Klimke, Martin, editor.
Mausbach, Wilfried, 1964- editor.
Zepp, Marianne, editor.
Series:
Protest, culture and society ; v. 19.
Protest, culture and society
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--History--20th century.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Peace movements--Germany--History--20th century.
Peace movements.
Antinuclear movement--Germany--History--20th century.
Antinuclear movement.
Protest movements--Germany--History--20th century.
Protest movements.
Cold War--Social aspects--Germany--History--20th century.
Cold War.
Arms race.
History.
Nuclear disarmament.
Nuclear weapons.
Social aspects.
Germany (West)--Social conditions.
Germany (West).
Social conditions.
Germany (East)--Social conditions.
Germany (East).
Nuclear weapons--Europe--History--20th century.
Nuclear disarmament--Europe--History--20th century.
Arms race--Europe--History--20th century.
Europe.
Germany.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
xvii, 374 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Berghahn Books, 2016.
Summary:
"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 survey of 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"--Publisher's website.
Contents:
Chapter 1 From Helsinki to Afghanistan: The CSCE Process and the Beginning of the Second Cold War / Anja Hanisch Hanisch, Anja 37
Chapter 2 The NATO Double-Track Decision: Genesis and Implementation / Tim Geiger Geiger, Tim 52
Chapter 3 SS-20 and Pershing II: Weapon Systems and the Dynamization of East-West Relations / Oliver Bange Bange, Oliver 70
Chapter 4 NATO's Double-Track Decision and East-West German Relations / Hermann Wentker Wentker, Hermann 87
Chapter 5 Political Parries / Jan Hansen Hansen, Jan 104
Chapter 6 Eco-pacifism: The Environmental Movement as a Source for the Peace Movement / Silke Mende Mende, Silke, Birgit Metzger Metzger, Birgit 119
Chapter 7 Rationality of Fear: The Intellectual Foundations of the Peace Movement / Marianne Zepp Zepp, Marianne 138
Chapter 8 The Institutional Organization of the Peace Movement / Christoph Becker-Schaum Becker-Schaum, Christoph 154
Chapter 9 The Spaces and Places of the Peace Movement / Susanne Schregel Schregel, Susanne 173
Chapter 10 The Protagonists of the Peace Movement / Saskia Richter Richter, Saskia 189
Chapter 11 The Independent Peace Movement in East Germany / Rainer Eckert Eckert, Rainer 207
Chapter 12 Visual and Media Strategies of the Peace Movement / Kathrin Fahlenbrach Fahlenbrach, Kathrin, Laura Stapane Stapane, Laura 222
Chapter 13 The Churches / Sebastian Kalden Kalden, Sebastian, Jan Ole Wiechmann Wiechmann, Jan Ole 242
Chapter 14 Trade Unions / Dietmar Süss Süss, Dietmar 258
Chapter 15 The Police / Michael Sturm Sturm, Michael 274
Chapter 16 "Men Build Missiles": The Women's Peace Movement / Reinhild Kreis Kreis, Reinhild 290
Chapter 17 Nucleat Attack and Civil Defense: Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario in Politics and Science / Claudia Kemper Kemper, Claudia 306
Chapter 18 Nuclear Doomsday Scenarios in Film, Literature, and Music / Philipp Baur Baur, Philipp 322
Chapter 19 A Triumph of Disarmament? The 1980s and the International Political System / Florian Pressler Pressler, Florian 338.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785332678
1785332678
OCLC:
936219716

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