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OverviewThis study adds a significant perspective to an important episode in Cold War History. The subject of this book is the policy of the two Germanies towards the talks on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions (MBFR) in Europe during the 1970s. Negotiations on MBFR continued for a long time without progress. There has been much speculatuion about the motivations of the Eastern side. This book makes use of newly declassified files to reveals the true purposes and intentions of the Warsaw Pact in those negotiations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. Bluth , Saki DockrillPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9780333968932ISBN 10: 033396893 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 31 October 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe Two Germanies: Cold War and Détente West Germany and the Collective Defence of Western Europe Soviet Military Power in Europe Signals of Hope Talks About Talks Talks Upon Talks The Elusive GoalReviews'By using German documents to reveal the Warsaw Pact position in the MBFR [Mutual and balanced Force Reductions] talks, Bluth has written a genuinely path-breaking study.' - John Young, Chair of International History, Nottingham University Author InformationCHRISTOPH BLUTH is Professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds. He was previously Professor and Director of the Graduate School of European and International Studies at the University of Reading. He is the author of numerous books and articles on international security, including, Germany and the Future of European Security (Palgrave, 2000); The Nuclear Challenge (Ashgate, 2000); Britain, Germany and Western Nuclear Strategy (OUP, 1995) and Soviet Strategic Arms Policy Before SALT (CUP, 1992). He is also the editor of the Palgrave Euro-Asian Studies series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |