Britain, Detente and Changing East-West Relations
Title | Britain, Detente and Changing East-West Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Brian White |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2002-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1134898762 |
There is little systematic analysis available of Britain's contribution to East-West relations since 1945, and in particular of Britain's contribution to East-West detente. In general, British attempts to act as mediator between East and West have been regarded as ineffectual, and a rather desperate attempt to prove that Britain could still wield influence on the world stage. In this new contribution to the study of the evolution of post-war international relations, Brian White argues that Britain's contribution to detente cannot so easily be dismissed. Through narrative and analysis, he examines the persistent theme of Britain's attempts to steer East-West relations in a co-operative direction. In doing so, he has provided both an important revaluation of Britain's role in the post-war world and an invaluable case study in foreign policy formation and execution.
In Search of Détente
Title | In Search of Détente PDF eBook |
Author | S. R. Ashton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | Political Science |
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Changing East-West Relations and the Unity of the West
Title | Changing East-West Relations and the Unity of the West PDF eBook |
Author | Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research |
Publisher | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
East--West Relations
Title | East--West Relations PDF eBook |
Author | F. S. Northedge |
Publisher | |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Detente |
ISBN |
Western and Eastern Europe
Title | Western and Eastern Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Institute for Strategic Studies (London, England) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1967 |
Genre | Europe |
ISBN |
The Making of Détente
Title | The Making of Détente PDF eBook |
Author | Wilfried Loth |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 559 |
Release | 2010-04-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134075073 |
Containing essays by leading Cold War scholars, such as Wilfried Loth, Geir Lundestad and Seppo Hentilä, this volume offers a broad-ranging examination of the history of détente in the Cold War. The ten years from 1965 to 1975 marked a deep transformation of the bipolar international system of the Cold War. The Vietnam War and the Prague Spring showed the limits of the two superpowers, who were constrained to embark on a wide-ranging détente policy, which culminated with the SALT agreements of 1972. At the same time this very détente opened new venues for the European countries: French policy towards the USSR and the German Ostpolitik being the most evident cases in point. For the first time since the 1950s, Western Europe began to participate in the shaping of the Cold War. The same could not be said of Eastern Europe, but ferments began to establish themselves there which would ultimately lead to the astounding changes of 1989-90: the Prague Spring, the uprisings in Gdansk in 1970 and generally the rise of the dissident movement. That last process being directly linked to the far-reaching event which marked the end of that momentous decade: the Helsinki conference. The Making of Détente will appeal to students of the Cold War, international history and European contemporary history.
European Détente
Title | European Détente PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth H. F. Dyson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |