Dealing with the Devil: East Germany, Détente, and Ostpolitik, 1969-1973

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Univ of North Carolina Press, 2001 - 295 pages
Using new archival sources--including previously secret documents of the East German secret police and Communist Party--M. E. Sarotte goes behind the scenes of Cold War Germany during the era of d©tente, as East and West tried negotiation instead of confr
 

Contents

Opposing Devils
1
Setting the Stage in 1969 Old Worries and New Initiatives in the Era of Nixon and Brandt one
7
Speaking Civilly FacetoFace in the First Half of 1970 Meetings in Moscow Erfurt Berlin and Kassel
37
Discovering the Perils of Bargaining in the Second Half of 1970 The Moscow Treaty the Quadripartite Talks and the Beginning oftheEndforUlbricht
65
Expediting Negotiations in 1971 Superpower Maneuvering and the Importance of China
87
Achieving Initial Aims in 19711972 The Quadripartite Agreement the Transit Accord and the Traffic Treaty
113
Sealing the Bargain in 19721973 The Basic Treaty in the Context of the International Cold War SIX
135
The Costs of Dealing with the Devil
163
The Bureaucracy of Evil
181
Notes
189
Bibliography
269
Index
289
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Professor M. E. Sarotte teaches history at the University of Notre Dame.

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