German Reunification

Frédéric Bozo is Professor of Contemporary History, Sorbonne (University of Paris III), and author/editor of numerous titles, including Mitterrand, the End of the Cold War, and German Unification (2009).Andreas Rödder is Professor of Contemporary History at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, and author of multiple titles, including Deutschland einig Vaterland: The History of Reunification (2009).Mary Elise Sarotte is Dean’s Professor of History at the University of Southern California (USC), and author of, most recently, The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall (2014).

• Introduction: On the Politics of History, the Making of Deals, and the Way the Old Becomes the New, Frédéric Bozo, Andreas Rödder, and Mary Elise SarottePart I: The Two Germanies and Unification1. The Revolution in Germany: The End of the SED Dictatorship, East German Society and Reunification, Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk 2. Transferring a Civil Revolution into High Politics: The West German Drive for Unification and the New European Order, Andreas RödderPart II: Superpowers React3. "His East European Allies Say They Want to Be in NATO": US Foreign Policy, German Unification, and NATO’s Role in European Security, 1989-1990, Mary Elise Sarotte4. Gorbachev, German Reunification, and Soviet Demise, Vladislav ZubokPart III: Western Europe Reacts5. From "Yalta" to Maastricht: Mitterrand’s France and German Unification, Frédéric Bozo6. Not a Wholly New Europe: How the Integration Framework Shaped the End of the Cold War in Europe, Piers Ludlow7. The United Kingdom: Divided Counsels, Global Concerns, Patrick SalmonPart IV: Central and Eastern Europe React8. Pivots in Poland’s Response to German Unification, Gregory Domber9. Germany’s Unification, Its Eastern Neighbors, and European Security, Vojtech Mastny