Europe and the end of the Cold War : a reappraisal / edited by Frédéric Bozo ... [and others]

"This volume is the result of an international conference held at the Sorbonne in June 2006 and organized by the Universities of Paris..."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-281) and index.

Introduction / Frédéric Bozo, Marie-Pierre Rey, N. Piers Ludlow, Leopoldo Nuti -- Who won the Cold War in Europe? A historiographical overview / Michael Cox -- Pt. I. Perestroika and its effects revisited. Gorbachcv's new thinking and Europe, 1985-1989 / Marie-Pierre Rey -- In the name of Europe : Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe / Svetlana Savranskaya -- Pt. II. Developments in Eastern Europe. Rumblings in Eastern Europe : Western pressure on Poland's moves towards democratic transformation / Gregory F. Domber -- The Catholic Church and the Cold War's end in Europe : Vatican Ostpolitik and Pope John Paul II, 1985-1989 / Bernd Schäfer -- The international context of Hungarian transition, 1989 : the view from Budapest / László Borhi -- Pt. III. German unification between the superpowers. In the name of Europe's future : Soviet, French and British qualms about Kohl's rush to German unification / Jacques Lévesque -- Gorbachev's consent to united Germany's membership of NATO / Hannes Adomeit -- The United States, German unification and European integration / Robert L. Hutchings -- Pt. IV. German unification : seizing the opportunity. German unification and European integration are but two sides of one coin : the FRG, Europe, and the diplomacy of German unification / Helga Haftendorn -- France, German unification and European integration / Frédéric Bozo -- A naturally supportive environment? The European institutions and German unification / N. Piers Ludlow -- Pt. V. German unification : concerns and misgivings. The United Kingdom and German unification / Patrick Salmon -- Italy, German unification and the end of the Cold War / Leopoldo Nuti -- Pt. VI. Soviet disintegration and the building of a new Europe. From the common European home to European confederation : Francois Mitterrand and Mikhail Gorbachev in search of the road to a greater Europe / Andrei Grachev -- International reactions to Soviet disintegration : the case of the Baltic states / Kristina Spohr Readman -- Pt. VII. Competing visions in the Euro-Atlantic area. Eastern Europe and the early prospects for EC/EU and NATO membership / Vojtech Mastny -- Helmut Kohl and the Maastricht process / Hans Stark -- The EU, NATO and the origins of CFSP and ESDP : old thinking, false starts and new imperatives / Jolyon Howorth.