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The Long D?tente : Changing Concepts of Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1950s?1980s

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Product Code: 9789633861271
ISBN13: 9789633861271
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$112.49
This book presents pieces of evidence, which ? taken together ? lead to an argument that goes against the grain of the established Cold War narrative. The argument is that a ?long d?tente? existed between East and West from the 1950s to the 1980s, that it existed and lasted for good (economic, national security, societal) reasons, and that it had a profound impact on the outcome of the conflict between East and West and the quintessentially peaceful framework in which this ?endgame? was played. New, Euro-centered narratives are offered, including both West and East European perspectives. These contributions point to critical inconsistencies and inherent problems in the traditional U.S. dominated narrative of the ?Victory in the Cold War.? The argument of a ?long d?tente? does not need to replace the ruling American narrative. Rather, it can and needs to be augmented with European experiences and perceptions. After all, it was Europe ? its peoples, societies, and states ? that stood both at the ideological and military frontline of the conflict between East and West, and it was here that the struggle between liberalism and communism was eventually decided.


Author: Oliver Bange, Poul Villaume
Publisher: Central European University Press
Publication Date: Feb 10, 2017
Number of Pages: 373 pages
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 9633861276
ISBN-13: 9789633861271

The Long D?tente : Changing Concepts of Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1950s?1980s

$112.49
 
This book presents pieces of evidence, which ? taken together ? lead to an argument that goes against the grain of the established Cold War narrative. The argument is that a ?long d?tente? existed between East and West from the 1950s to the 1980s, that it existed and lasted for good (economic, national security, societal) reasons, and that it had a profound impact on the outcome of the conflict between East and West and the quintessentially peaceful framework in which this ?endgame? was played. New, Euro-centered narratives are offered, including both West and East European perspectives. These contributions point to critical inconsistencies and inherent problems in the traditional U.S. dominated narrative of the ?Victory in the Cold War.? The argument of a ?long d?tente? does not need to replace the ruling American narrative. Rather, it can and needs to be augmented with European experiences and perceptions. After all, it was Europe ? its peoples, societies, and states ? that stood both at the ideological and military frontline of the conflict between East and West, and it was here that the struggle between liberalism and communism was eventually decided.


Author: Oliver Bange, Poul Villaume
Publisher: Central European University Press
Publication Date: Feb 10, 2017
Number of Pages: 373 pages
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 9633861276
ISBN-13: 9789633861271
 

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