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- Cold War Endgame: Oral History, Analysis, Debates
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: Penn State University Press
summary
Cold War Endgame is the product of an unusual collaborative effort by policymakers and scholars to promote better understanding of how the Cold War ended. It includes the transcript of a conference, hosted by former Secretary of State James Baker and former Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh, in which high-level veterans of the Bush and Gorbachev governments shared their recollections and interpretations of the crucial events of 1989-91: the revolutions in Eastern Europe; the reuni¹cation of Germany; the Persian Gulf War; the August 1991 coup; and the collapse of the USSR. Taking this testimony as a common reference and drawing on the most recent evidence available, six chapters follow in which historians and political scientists explore the historical and theoretical puzzles presented by this extraordinary transition. This discussion features a debate over the relative importance of ideas, personality, and economic pressures in explaining the Cold War's end.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. vi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- 1. Forging a New Relationship
- pp. 15-48
- 2. The Unification of Germany
- pp. 49-75
- 3. The Persian Gulf War
- pp. 77-114
- PART II. Analysis
- p. 139
- 5. Once Burned, Twice Shy? The Pause of 1989
- pp. 141-173
- PART III. Debates
- p. 205
- Conclusion
- p. 311
- Participants and Contributors
- pp. 337-340
Additional Information
ISBN
9780271052779
Related ISBN(s)
9780271022383
MARC Record
OCLC
73980586
Pages
352
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No