Dealing with the Devil
Subtitle: East Germany, DÄtente, and Ostpolitik, 1969-1973 (The New Cold War History)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 4, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780807825990
Subjects: International relations; World history: postwar, from c 1945 -; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; Germany (West); Germany - History - Post World War II (1945-1989); Politics and government; History; Politics / Current Events; International Relations - General; History: World; China; East Germany, DDR; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Germany; USA; West Germany; Eastern Europe - General; History / Modern / 20th Century; Europe - Germany; Modern - 20th Century; Detente; Europe, Eastern; Foreign Relations; Germany (East)
First sentence: Understanding detente and Ostpolitik, and the East German and Soviet response to them, requires and understanding of the historical context from which they arose.