Ebook: Europe and the End of the Cold War

This book seeks to reassess the role of Europe in the end of the Cold War and the process of German unification. Much of the existing literature on the end of the Cold War has focused primarily on the role of the superpowers and on that of the US in particular. This edited volume seeks to re-direct the focus towards the role of European actors and the importance of European processes, most notably that of integration. Written by leading experts in the field, and making use of newly available source material, the book explores ""Europe"" in all its various dimensions, bringing to the f.;Cover; Europe and the End of the Cold War: A reappraisal; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Who won the Cold War in Europe?: A historiographical overview; Part I Perestroika and its effects revisited; 2 Gorbachev's New Thinking and Europe, 1985-1989; 3 In the name of Europe: Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe; Part II Developments in Eastern Europe; 4 Rumblings in Eastern Europe: Western pressure on Poland's moves towards democratic transformation; 5 The Catholic Church and the Cold War's end in Europe: Vatican Ostpolitik and Pope John Paul II, 1985-1989.