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

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    • Becker-Schaum, Christoph
    • Gassert, Philipp
    • Klimke, Martin
    • Mausbach, Wilfried
    • Zepp, Marianne
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The nuclear crisis : the arms race, Cold War anxiety, and the German peace movement of the 1980s

edited by Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke ... [et al.]

(Protest, culture and society, volume 19)

Berghahn Books, 2016

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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 reference work on 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.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Nuclear Crisis, NATO's Double-Track Decision, and the Peace Movement of the 1980s: An Introduction Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Martin Klimke, Wilfried Mausbach, and Marianne Zepp Chapter 1. From Helsinki to Afghanistan: The CSCE Process and the Beginning of the Second Cold War Anja Hanisch Chapter 2. The NATO Double-Track Decision: Genesis and Implementation Tim Geiger Chapter 3. SS-20 and Pershing II: Weapon Systems and the Dynamization of East-West Relations Oliver Bange Chapter 4. NATO's Double-Track Decision and East-West German Relations Hermann Wentker Chapter 5.Political Parties Jan Hansen Chapter 6. Eco-Pacifism: The Environmental Movement as a Source for the Peace Movement Silke Mende and Birgit Metzger Chapter 7. Rationality of Fear: The Intellectual Foundations of the Peace Movement Marianne Zepp Chapter 8. The Institutional Organization of the Peace Movement Christoph Becker-Schaum Chapter 9. The Spaces and Places of the Peace Movement Susanne Schregel Chapter 10. The Protagonists of the Peace Movement Saskia Richter Chapter 11. The Independent Peace Movement in East Germany Rainer Eckert Chapter 12. Visual and Media Strategies of the Peace Movement Kathrin Fahlenbrach and Laura Stapane Chapter 13. The Churches Sebastian Kalden and Jan Ole Wiechmann Chapter 14. Trade Unions Dietmar Su ss Chapter 15. The Police Michael Sturm Chapter 16. "Men Build Rockets": The Women's Peace Movement Reinhild Kreis Chapter 17. Civil Defense: Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario in Politics and Science Claudia Kemper Chapter 18. Nuclear Doomsday Scenarios in Film, Literature, and Music Philipp Baur Chapter 19. A Triumph of Disarmament? The 1980s and the International Political System Florian Pressler Bibliography Index

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