Helsinki 1975 and the Transformation of Europe / / ed. by Oliver Bange, Gottfried Niedhart.

It was in Europe that the Cold War reached a decisive turning point in the 1960s, leading to the era of détente. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), with its Final Act in Helsinki in August 1975, led to a rapprochement between East and West in the fields of security, economy...

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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2008]
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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (216 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 – An Intricate Web: Ostpolitik, the European Security System and German Unification
  • 2 – Peaceful Change of Frontiers as a Crucial Element in the West German Strategy of Transformation
  • 3 – France and the German Question in the Context of Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1969–1974
  • 4 – Transformation or Status Quo: The Conflict of Stratagems in Washington over the Meaning and Purpose of the CSCE and MBFR, 1969–1973
  • 5 – Britain, the German Question and the Transformation of Europe: From Ostpolitik to the Helsinki Conference, 1963–1975
  • 6 – Finlandisation in Reverse: The CSCE and the Rise and Fall of Economic Détente, 1968–1975
  • 7 – The Warsaw Pact, the German Question and the Birth of the CSCE Process, 1961–1970
  • 8 – Romania, Ostpolitik and the CSCE, 1967–1975
  • 9 – Preserving the Status Quo or Promoting Change: The Role of the CSCE in the Perception of Polish Authorities
  • 10 – Bulgaria, Balkan Diplomacy and the Road to Helsinki
  • 11 – Unintended Consequences: Soviet Interests, Expectations and Reactions to the Helsinki Final Act
  • Archival Sources
  • Archival Sources
  • Contributors
  • Index