The End of the Cold War?: Bush, Kohl, Gorbachev, and the Reunification of Germany

by Palgrave Macmillan US

Overview

This carefully researched history draws on archival sources as well as a wealth of new interviews with on-the-ground activists, political actors, international figures, and others to move beyond the narratives both the German and American varieties that have dominated the historical memory of German reunification.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137488701
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/16/2015
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Oral History
Edition description:	2015
Pages:	439
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Alexander von Plato was founder and director of the Institute for History and Biography of the University of Hagen, guest professor in Vienna and Winnipeg, recipient of the Diefenbaker Award 2012)

Table of Contents

1. The Beginnings 2. Summer 1989: Gorbachev in Bonn 3. Gorbachev and the "Soviet Fatherhood" of the GDR 4. Coincidence as helper - Driving the Activists 5. 2+4, 4+2, or 33+2?: The Centers of Power Take Over the Handling of the International Aspects of Unity 6. The Elections in the GDR and Their Consequences 7. What Was National, and What Was International, in the 2+4 Negotiations? 8. Signing of the Contracts 9. Summary and Prospects for the Future

Editorial Reviews

The End of the Cold War is both a serious academic study and a lively and engaging read; it offers the fascinating perspectives of those who drove, and were sometimes driven by, this chaotic series of events. In general, von Plato’s considerable skills as influential and productive oral historian are evident here, along with his passion to understand better this landmark event in the recent history of his German home.” (Stephen Sloan, The Oral History Review, 2017)

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