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Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany

David F. Patton

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Description:During the Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany, a divided nation on the front-line of the East-West confrontation, was buffeted by the actions and decisions of the superpowers, forced to redefine itself anew with each development in global relations. "In Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany," David F. Patton develops the links between Cold War international pressures and German domestic coalitions.The book examines a politics in uncertain times, focusing on three major shifts in Cold War relations which disrupted politics-as-usual in the Federal Republic. In the early 1950s, external pressures led to a wrenching internal debate over rearmament. Twenty years later, the thaw in Cold War tensions set the stage for a fierce domestic showdown over dtente with Eastern Europe.In the early 1990s, Chancellor Helmut Kohl took full advantage of the end of the Cold War to implement his controversial unification policy. Patton's examination of the remarkable parallels of these three periods reveals how the Federal Republic has changed, yet stayed the same, in the postwar era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany. To get started finding Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: During the Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany, a divided nation on the front-line of the East-West confrontation, was buffeted by the actions and decisions of the superpowers, forced to redefine itself anew with each development in global relations. "In Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany," David F. Patton develops the links between Cold War international pressures and German domestic coalitions.The book examines a politics in uncertain times, focusing on three major shifts in Cold War relations which disrupted politics-as-usual in the Federal Republic. In the early 1950s, external pressures led to a wrenching internal debate over rearmament. Twenty years later, the thaw in Cold War tensions set the stage for a fierce domestic showdown over dtente with Eastern Europe.In the early 1990s, Chancellor Helmut Kohl took full advantage of the end of the Cold War to implement his controversial unification policy. Patton's examination of the remarkable parallels of these three periods reveals how the Federal Republic has changed, yet stayed the same, in the postwar era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany. To get started finding Cold War Politics in Postwar Germany, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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