Europe and the End of the Cold War (Cold War History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415563917 ISBN 13: 9780415563918

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

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 the focus towards the role of European actors and the importance of European processes, most notably that of integration. Written by leading experts in the field, and making use of newly available source material, the book explores "Europe" in all its various dimensions, bringing to the forefront of historical research previously neglected actors and processes. These include key European nations, endemic evolutions in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, European integration, and the pan-European process. The volume serves therefore to rediscover the transformation of 1989-90 as a European event, deeply influenced by European actors, and of great significance for the subsequent evolution of the continent.

About this title

About the Author:

Frédéric BOZO is Professor, Department of European Studies, Université Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Marie-Pierre REY is Professor, Université Paris I- Sorbonne.

Leopoldo NUTI is Professor of History of International Relations at the University of Roma Tre.

N. Piers LUDLOW is Senior Lecturer in International History at the London School of Politics and Economics.

 

Review:

'The contributors to this volume deserve praise for deconstructing a simple bipolar narrative and opening important new research vistas. Scholars and students of the Cold War will be well served by reading each of the thoughtful chapters in Europe and the End of the Cold War.'
Jeremi Suri, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0415563917
• ISBN 13: 9780415563918
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Bozo Frederic