The nuclear crisis : the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s /
The nuclear crisis : the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s /
Arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s
edited by Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp.
- New York : Berghahn Books, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Protest, culture and society ; volume 19 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction. 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 / Eco-pacificsm: the environmental movement as a source for the peace movement / Rationality of fear: the intellectual foundations of the peace movement / The institutional organization of the peace movement / The spaces and places of the peace movement / The protagonists of the peace movement / The independent peace movement in East Germany / Visual and media strategies of the peace movement / The churches / Trade unions / The police / "Men build missiles": the women's peace movement / Nuclear attack and civil defense: preparing for the worst-case scenario in politics and science / Nuclear doomsday scenarios in film, literature, and music / A triumph of disarmament? The 1980s and the international political system / Christoph Becker-Schuam, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp -- Anja Hanisch -- Tim Geiger -- Oliver Bange -- Hermann Wentker -- Jan Hansen -- Silke Mende and Birgit Metzger -- Marianne Zepp -- Christoph Becker-Schaum -- Susanne Schregel -- Saskia Richter -- Rainer Eckert -- Kathrin Fahlenbrach and Laura Stapane -- Sebsastian Kalden and Jan Ole Wiechmann -- Dietmar Süss -- Michael Sturm -- Reinhild Kreis -- Claudia Kemper -- Philipp Baur -- Florian Pressler.
"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 and military maneuvering and tracing the political, cultural, and moral discourses that surrounded the missiles' deployment in East and West Germany"--Publisher's website.
9781785332685
GBB6E2035 bnb
018058735 Uk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--History--20th century.
Peace movements--History--Germany--20th century.
Antinuclear movement--History--Germany--20th century.
Protest movements--History--Germany--20th century.
Cold War--Social aspects--History--Germany--20th century.
Nuclear weapons--History--Europe--20th century.
Nuclear disarmament--History--Europe--20th century.
Arms race--History--Europe--20th century.
Electronic Books.
JZ5584 / .N835 2016
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction. 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 / Eco-pacificsm: the environmental movement as a source for the peace movement / Rationality of fear: the intellectual foundations of the peace movement / The institutional organization of the peace movement / The spaces and places of the peace movement / The protagonists of the peace movement / The independent peace movement in East Germany / Visual and media strategies of the peace movement / The churches / Trade unions / The police / "Men build missiles": the women's peace movement / Nuclear attack and civil defense: preparing for the worst-case scenario in politics and science / Nuclear doomsday scenarios in film, literature, and music / A triumph of disarmament? The 1980s and the international political system / Christoph Becker-Schuam, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp -- Anja Hanisch -- Tim Geiger -- Oliver Bange -- Hermann Wentker -- Jan Hansen -- Silke Mende and Birgit Metzger -- Marianne Zepp -- Christoph Becker-Schaum -- Susanne Schregel -- Saskia Richter -- Rainer Eckert -- Kathrin Fahlenbrach and Laura Stapane -- Sebsastian Kalden and Jan Ole Wiechmann -- Dietmar Süss -- Michael Sturm -- Reinhild Kreis -- Claudia Kemper -- Philipp Baur -- Florian Pressler.
"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 and military maneuvering and tracing the political, cultural, and moral discourses that surrounded the missiles' deployment in East and West Germany"--Publisher's website.
9781785332685
GBB6E2035 bnb
018058735 Uk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization--History--20th century.
Peace movements--History--Germany--20th century.
Antinuclear movement--History--Germany--20th century.
Protest movements--History--Germany--20th century.
Cold War--Social aspects--History--Germany--20th century.
Nuclear weapons--History--Europe--20th century.
Nuclear disarmament--History--Europe--20th century.
Arms race--History--Europe--20th century.
Electronic Books.
JZ5584 / .N835 2016