France and the Reunification of Germany
Leadership in the Workshop of World Politics
With the collapse of the Soviet Union and its Eastern European bloc, the reunification of Germany was a major episode in the history of modern Europe — and one widely held to have been opposed by that country's centuries-old enemy, France. But while it has been previously believed that French President François Mitterrand played a negative role in events leading up to reunification, this book shows that Mitterrand's main concern was not the potential threat of an old nemesis but rather that a reunified Germany be firmly anchored in a unified Europe.Updated with a new introduction and other materials, the book blends primary research and interviews with key actors in France and Germany to take readers behind the scenes of world governments as a new Europe was formed. Tilo Schabert had unprecedented, exclusive access to French presidential archives and here focuses on French diplomacy not only to dispel the notion that Mitterrand was reluctant to accept reunification but alsoto show how successful he was in bringing it about.
| Autor: | Schabert, Tilo |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9783030807627 |
| Auflage: | 2 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 459 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Springer International Publishing |
| Veröffentlicht: | 13.10.2021 |
| Untertitel: | Leadership in the Workshop of World Politics |
| Schlagworte: | Cold War studies East-West relations European Monetary Union European unification French political history German unification Germany political history end of the Cold War foreign relations political leadership |
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