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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779175203321

Titolo

Visions of the end of the Cold War, 1945-1990 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Frédéric Bozo ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-49676-2

9786613591999

0-85745-370-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Collana

Studies in contemporary European history ; ; v. 11

Altri autori (Persone)

BozoFrédéric

Disciplina

909.82/5

Soggetti

Cold War

World politics - 1945-1989

Balance of power

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Crystallizing the Cold War -- section 2. Stalin's death and after : a missed opportunity? -- section 3. Alternative visions of the 1960s -- section 4. A Helsinki vision? -- section 5. Visions and dissent in the 1970s -- section 6. Vision or status quo in the 1970s -- section 7. Evolutionary visions and unexpected results in the 1980s.

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or concepts. These visions were associated not only with prominent individuals, organized groups and civil societies, but were also connected to specific historical processes or events. They ranged from actual, thoroughly conceived programmes, to more blurred, utopian aspirations - or simply the belief