Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990 [Hardcover]

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 that the Cold War had already, in effect, come to an end. Such visions reveal much about the contexts in which they were developed and shed light on crucial moments and phases of the Cold War.

Fr?d?ric Bozois Professor of History and International Relations in the Department of European Studies at the Sorbonne (University of Paris III). His publications includeMitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification(2009) andTwo Strategies for Europe: De Gaulle, the United States and the Atlantic Alliance(2001).

[This] superb collection&[is]a unique and valuable contribution to the voluminous literature on the Cold War& Essential.???Choice

This is an excellent collection of twenty-one essays divided into seven sections on perceptions of how the Cold War would end in Europe. Though the essays were presented at a conference previously held at the Sorbonne, the superb editing and organization make this compendium far more than a collection of proceedings& a welcome addition to the literature on the Cold War. Its content speaks for itself. Students and scholars alike should find it useful, and it should be mandatory reading in courses dealing with the Cold War.? The European Legacl£#