Screen LibraryThe nuclear crisis : the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s /
"In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO's deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. International media overflowed with images of marches, rallies, and human chains as protesters blockaded depots and agitated for disarmament. Though they failed to halt the d...
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| Published: |
Berghahn Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2016. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Protest, culture and society ;
volume 19 |
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| Summary: |
"In 1983, more than one million Germans joined together to protest NATO's deployment of nuclear missiles in Europe. International media overflowed with images of marches, rallies, and human chains as protesters blockaded depots and agitated for disarmament. Though they failed to halt the deployment, the episode was a decisive one for German society, revealing deep divisions in the nation's political culture while continuing to mobilize activists. This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the 'Euromissiles' crisis as experienced by its various protagonists, analyzing NATO's diplomatic an |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 374 pages : illustrations, map, facsimile ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781785332678 (hardback) : 1785332678 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | JZ5584 |
| CLC: |
D751.69 D815.2-095.16 |
| Call Number: | D815.2-095.16/N964 |
| Contents: |
The Nuclear Crisis, NATO's double-track decision, and the peace movement of the 1980s / From Helsinki to Afghanistan: the CSCE process and the beginning of the Second Cold War / The NATO double-track decision: genesis and implementation / SS-20 and Pershing II: weapon systems and the dynamization of East-West relations / NATO's double-track decision and East-West German relations / Political parties / |