Bibliograph

1989, the struggle to create post-Cold War Europe, Mary Elise Sarotte

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1989, the struggle to create post-Cold War Europe, Mary Elise Sarotte

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

1989

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

318874377

Responsibility statement

Mary Elise Sarotte

Series statement

Princeton studies in international history and politics

Sub title

the struggle to create post-Cold War Europe

Summary

There are unique periods in history when a single year witnesses the total transformation of international relations. The year 1989 was one such crucial watershed. This book uses previously unavailable sources to explore the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago and the effects they have had on our world ever since. Based on documents, interviews, and television broadcasts from many different locations, including Moscow, Berlin, Bonn, Paris, London, and Washington, 1989 describes how Germany unified, NATO expansion began, and Russia got left on the periphery of the new Europe. Mary Sarotte explains that while it was clear past a certain point that the Soviet Bloc would crumble, there was nothing inevitable about what would follow. A wide array of political players--from leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev, Helmut Kohl, George H. W. Bush, and James Baker, to organizations like NATO and the European Community, to courageous individual dissidents--all proposed courses of action and models for the future. In front of global television cameras, a competition ensued, ultimately won by those who wanted to ensure that the "new" order looked very much like the old. Sarotte explores how the aftermath of this fateful victory, and Russian resentment of it, continue to shape world politics today.Presenting diverse perspectives from the political elite as well as ordinary citizens, 1989 is compelling reading for anyone who cares about international relations past, present, or future

Table Of Contents

Creating post-Cold War Europe : 1989 and the architecture of order -- What changes in Summer and Autumn 1989? -- Restoring four-power rights, reviving a confederation in 1989 -- Heroic aspirations in 1990 -- Prefab prevails -- Securing building permits -- Conclusion: the legacy of 1989 and 1990

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Nineteen eighty-nineNineteen hundred eighty-nine

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