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100 1 $aPlato, Alexander von,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe end of the Cold War? :$bBush, Kohl, Gorbachev, and the reunification of Germany /$cAlexander von Plato ; translated by Edith Burley.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2015.
264 4 $c©2015
300 $axv, 439 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aPalgrave studies in oral history
500 $aTranslated from the German.
520 $a"There is by now a very familiar received narrative of German reunification, one that began to coalesce immediately upon the fall of the Berlin Wall. Even before the files of most of the state offices, the foreign ministers, and the secret services were opened, television productions, radios, and newspapers, began painting a picture of reunification and the end of the Cold War in which the people of the GDR, as part of a movement for citizens' rights, and with the support of the 'master strategist' Gorbachev, in a short time achieved its freedom and joined with West Germany to form a new republic with a bright future. The historical and contemporary truth is, of course, much more complex and elusive. This carefully researched history draws on archival sources as well as a wealth of new interviews with on-the-ground activists, political actors, international figures, and others to move beyond the narratives--both the German and American varieties--that have dominated the historical memory of reunification. In the process, it addresses some fascinating lingering questions from 1989: What led the Soviet side to agree to the reunification of Germany and the membership of a united Germany in NATO? Was it promoting, as a condition for German unity, military neutrality and an overall European security system as an alternative to the expansion of NATO? Was the government of the FRG subjected to pressure from the Soviet side to decide between unity and its ties to the West? Did the American side rule this out? And what strategies did the West and East European governments ultimately pursue?"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe beginnings -- Summer 1989 : Gorbachev in Bonn -- Gorbachev and the "Soviet Fatherhood" of the GDR -- Coincidence as helper : driving the activists -- 2+4, 4+2, or 33+2? : the centers of power take over the handling of the international aspects of unity -- The elections in the GDR and their consequences -- What was national, and what was international, in the 2+4 negotiations? -- Signing of the contracts -- Summary and prospects for the future.
651 0 $aGermany$xHistory$yUnification, 1990.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1945-1989.
651 0 $aGermany (West)$xForeign relations$y1982-1990.
651 0 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$y1945-1991.
651 0 $aGermany (East)$xForeign relations.
651 0 $aGermany (East)$xPolitics and government$y1989-1990.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y1945-1989.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Former Soviet Republics.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Germany.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
611 27 $aUnification of Germany (1990)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01355185
650 7 $aDiplomatic relations.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01907412
650 7 $aPolitics and government$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919741
650 7 $aWorld politics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01181381
651 7 $aGermany.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210272
651 7 $aGermany (East)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210274
651 7 $aGermany (West)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210273
651 7 $aSoviet Union.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01210281
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
648 7 $a1945 - 1991$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
830 0 $aPalgrave studies in oral history.
852 00 $bglx$hDD290.29$i.P566 2015