Title Europe, Cold War and coexistence, 1953-1965 / editor, Wilfried Loth

Published London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) Series Cass series--Cold War history ; 4 Cass series--Cold War history ; 4. Contents Part I. Europe in the "First Detente", 1953-58 -- 1. Britain as a Bridge between East and West / Antonio Varsori -- 2. Adenauer's Final Western Choice, 1955-58 / Wilfried Loth -- Part II. European Reactions to the Berlin and Cuban Crises, 1958-62 -- 3. Adenauer and Nuclear Deterrence / Klaus Schwabe -- 4. France, NATO and the Algerian War / Irwin M. Wall -- 5. De Gaulle's Handling of the Berlin and Cuban Crises / Maurice Vaisse -- 6. Cold War Crises and Public Opinion : West European Public Opinion and the Berlin Wall, 1961 / Eckart Conze -- 7. The Italian Communist Party between East and West, 1960-64 / Silvio Pons -- Part III. Europe in Search of Detente, 1962-65 -- 8. Britain, East Germany and Detente : British Policy toward the GDR and West Germany's "Policy of Movement", 1955-65 / Klaus Larres -- 9. "Sole Master of the Western Nuclear Strength"? : The United States, Western Europe and the Elusiveness of a European Defence Identity, 1959-64 / Ralph Dietl -- 10. De Gaulle's France and the Soviet Union from Conflict to Detente / Georges-Henri Soutou -- 11. Khrushchev : Contemporary Perspectives in the Western Press / Elena Dundovich -- 12. The Western European Communist Parties in the Cold War, 1957-68 / Marie-Pierre Rey -- 13. Detente, the Superpowers and their Allies, 1962-64 / Vojtech Mastny -- Part IV. Direct negotiations between Eastern and Western Europe -- 14. Soviet Union, Finland and the "Northern Balance", 1957-63 / Seppo Hentila -- 15. Western Europe and Negotiations on Arms Control : The Anglo-Americans and the Evolving Concept of European Security, 1963-68 / Marilena Gala -- 16. Gerhard Schroder and the First "Ostpolitik" / Torsten Oppelland -- 17. The East-West Problem as Seen from Berlin : Willy Brandt's Early Ostpolitik / Gottfried Niedhart Summary This title examines the role of the Europeans in the Cold War during the 'Khrushchev Era' (1953-65). It was a period marked by the struggle for a regulated co-existence in a world of blocs, an initial arrangement to find a temporary arrangement failed due to German desires to quickly overcome the status quo. It was only when the danger of an unintended nuclear war was demonstrated through the crises over Berlin and Cuba that a tacit arrangement became possible, which was based on a system dominated by a nuclear arms race. The book provides useful information on the role of Konrad Adenauer and t Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Cold War. Communist strategy. World politics -- 1955-1965. National security -- Europe HISTORY -- Modern. Communist strategy Diplomatic relations National security Politics and government World politics SUBJECT Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Europe, Western Europe, Western -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union Europe -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045750 Subject Europe Western Europe Soviet Union Form Electronic book Author Loth, Wilfried ISBN 0203495578 9780203495575 0714654655 9780714654652 9780714684659 0714684651

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