From Embargo to Ostpolitik
The Political Economy of West German-Soviet Relations, 1955–1980

Examines the development of Soviet-West German relations from both the Russian and German sides.

Angela E. Stent (Author)

9780521521376, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 October 2003

348 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.474 kg

'Will be the standard work on recent West German-Soviet economic relations and their political implications.' William E. Griffith, Ford Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professor Stent examines the development of Soviet-West German relations from both the Russian and German sides using extensive Soviet and West German sources. Hers is the first book in English to cover these topics. She has used a wide variety of materials including documents from the Kennedy administration and interviews with German government officials and business leaders.

List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The German problem and linkage politics
2. The long road to moscow: the origins of linkage, 1955
3. From diplomacy to trade: 1955–1958
4. Trade and the Berlin crisis: 1958–1961
5. The pipe embargo: 1962–1963
6. The failure of linkage: 1964–1968
7. Brandt's Ostpolitik and the Soviet response: 1969–1970
8. From Moscow to Bonn: the consolidation of Ostpolitik and Westpolitik, 1970–1980
9. Beyond Ostpolitik and Westpolitik: the economics of detente
10. Normalization and the future of Soviet-West German relations
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], European history [HBJD]