Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War and German Unification English Edition Contributor(s): Bozo, Frédéric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845454278 ISBN-13: 9781845454272 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $137.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - History | Europe - France - History | Europe - Germany |
Dewey: 327.440 |
LCCN: 2009025221 |
Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.77 lbs) 450 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this important book explores the role of France in the events leading up to the end of the Cold War and German unification. Most accounts concentrate on the role of the United States and look at these events through the bipolar prism of Soviet-American relations. Yet because of its central position in Europe and of its status as Germany's foremost European partner, France and its President, Fran ois Mitterrand, played a decisive role in these pivotal international events: the peaceful liberation of Eastern Europe from Soviet rule starting in 1988, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's return to unity and full sovereignty in 1989/90, and the breakup of the USSR in 1991. Based on extensive research and a vast amount of archival sources, this book explores the role played by France in shaping a new European order. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bozo, Fr: - " Frédéric Bozo is currently Professor in contemporary history and international relations at the Sorbonne (University of Paris III, Department of European Studies). He was previously professor at the University of Nantes (1998-2005) and associate professor at the University of Marne-la-Valle (1994-1998). Born in 1963, Frédéric Bozo was educated at the Ecole normale supérieure, at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and at Harvard University. He received his doctorate from the University of Paris X - Nanterre (1993) and his habilitation from the Sorbonne - Paris III (1997). His research field is French foreign and security policy, transatlantic relations and Cold War history. " |