The nuclear crisis: the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s

"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 d...

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Weitere Verfasser: Becker-Schaum, Christoph 1952- (HerausgeberIn), Gassert, Philipp 1965- (HerausgeberIn), Klimke, Martin 1977- (HerausgeberIn), Mausbach, Wilfried 1964- (HerausgeberIn), Zepp, Marianne (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
German
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books 2016
Schriftenreihe:Protest, culture and society volume 19
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Zusammenfassung:"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"...From publisher's website
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xvii, 374 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781785332678

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