Great Power Politics and the Struggle over Austria, 1945–1955 / / Audrey Kurth Cronin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Cronin, Audrey Kurth,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. The "Liberation" of Austria, 2945-1946 --; 2. The Negotiations Begin, 1947-1948 --; 3. The Paris Initiative, 2949 --; 4. Stalemate, November 1949- March 19S3 --; 5. Signs of Change, 2953-2954 --; 6. The Soviet Reversal, 1955 --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Selected Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501733888; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501733888
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Audrey Kurth Cronin.

By virtue of its geographical and historical position, postwar Austria was condemned to a prominent role in the plans of both the East and the West. In this account of an unusual episode in the Cold War, Audrey Kurth Cronin examines the negotiations over Austria and the Soviet Union's sudden and surprising decision to withdraw its troops and accept the country as a neutral Western state, after having rejected any settlement for eight years. Drawing on a wealth of recently declassified British and American documents and on interviews with key Austrian participants, Cronin analyzes the events leading up to the 1955 Austrian State Treaty and, in the process, strengthens our understanding of current East-West relations. Her account of the creation of a neutral state in the heart of a divided Europe will be important reading for all who are concerned with security affairs, international relations, and the history of the Cold War.