Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84545-427-2
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 837 g

Reihe: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this important book explores the role of France in the events leading up to the end of the Cold War and German unification. Most accounts concentrate on the role of the United States and look at these events through the bipolar prism of Soviet-American relations. Yet because of its central position in Europe and of its status as Germany’s foremost European partner, France and its President, François Mitterrand, played a decisive role in these pivotal international events: the peaceful liberation of Eastern Europe from Soviet rule starting in 1988, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany’s return to unity and full sovereignty in 1989/90, and the breakup of the USSR in 1991. Based on extensive research and a vast amount of archival sources, this book explores the role played by France in shaping a new European order.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bozo, Frédéric

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Prologue: France and the end of the Cold War: A Reappraisal

Introduction: France in East-West Relations, 1981-1988

Chapter 1. The End of "Yalta" (Spring 1988 to Summer 1989)

Chapter 2. Return of the German Question (August to Early November 1989)

Chapter 3. The Fall of the Wall (9-10 November to 31 December 1989)

Chapter 4. The Breakthrough toward German Unity (January to February 1990)

Chapter 5. The Great Bargaining (March to June 1990)

Chapter 6. From London to Paris (Summer and Autumn 1990)

Chapter 7. French Diplomacy and the New European Architecture (1990-1991)

Conclusion: Mitterrand and the End of the USSR

Epilogue: Twenty Years After

Chronology

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bozo, Frédéric
Frédéric Bozo is currently Professor in contemporary history and international relations at the Sorbonne (University of Paris III, Department of European Studies). He was previously professor at the University of Nantes (1998-2005) and associate professor at the University of Marne-la-Valle (1994-1998). Born in 1963, Frédéric Bozo was educated at the Ecole normale supérieure, at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and at Harvard University. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris X - Nanterre (1993) and his habilitation from the Sorbonne - Paris III (1997). His research field is French foreign and security policy, transatlantic relations and Cold War history.

Frédéric Bozo is currently Professor in contemporary history and international relations at the Sorbonne (University of Paris III, Department of European Studies). He was previously professor at the University of Nantes (1998-2005) and associate professor at the University of Marne-la-Valle (1994-1998). Born in 1963, Frédéric Bozo was educated at the Ecole normale supérieure, at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and at Harvard University. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris X - Nanterre (1993) and his habilitation from the Sorbonne - Paris III (1997). His research field is French foreign and security policy, transatlantic relations and Cold War history.