Cold War Endgame

Oral History, Analysis, Debates

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Cold War Endgame is the product of an unusual collaborative effort by policy makers 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 reunification 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-02-15
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt513 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9780271022383

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ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction / William C. WohlforthPart I: Oral History: The Princeton Conference1.Forging a New Relationship2.German Unification3.The Persian Gulf War4.The Collapse of the Soviet UnionPart II: Analysis5.Once Burned, Twice Shy? The Pause of 1989Derek Chollet and James M. Goldgeier6.Trust Busting Out all Over: The Soviet Side of German UnificationAndrew O. BennettPart III: Debates7.Gorbachev and the End of the Cold War: Different Perspectives on the Historical PersonalityVladislav Zubok8.The Road(s) Not Taken: Causality and Contingency in Analysis of the Cold War’s EndRobert D. English9.Economic Constraints and the End of the Cold WarStephen G. Brooks and William C. WohlforthConclusion10.Failure or Learning Opportunity? The End of the Cold War, International Relations Theory, and Lessons for Foreign PolicyJoseph LepgoldList of Participants and ContributorsIndex

“This is a first-rate book for anyone interested in the Cold War and international relations theory. William Wohlforth has done an excellent job of compiling and annotating transcripts from an oral history conference that brought together former Soviet and American officials, and he has carefully integrated the transcripts with substantive chapters by well-regarded authors, making a cohesive whole. The book sheds valuable light not only on the end of the Cold War, but on key theoretical issues in the field of international relations.”—Mark Kramer, Director, Cold War Studies Project, Harvard University