The nuclear revolution, social dissent, and the evolution of détente

Patterns of interaction, 1957-74


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2000

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Edited Volume

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This book examines the evolution of superpower détente during the 1960s and 1970s in the light of newly available archival material. The book offers a critical reappraisal of the history of the period, arguing that détente was more the product of a rapidly changing international system and a shift in domestic social and political thinking, rather than a stalemate between two superpowers. The authors maintain that while the nuclear revolution made détente possible, the nuclear peace that followed provided the seed for its failure.

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56

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Forschungsstelle für Sicherheitspolitik und Konfliktanalyse, ETH Zürich

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03515 - Wenger, Andreas / Wenger, Andreas check_circle

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