Central European University Press The Long Detente: East-West Relations 1950s-1980s

The Long Detente reframes Cold War historiography by substituting the superpower confrontation model with a detailed examination of detente from 1953 to 1991.

Essays from diverse young European historians provide multiple perspectives on security and cooperation concepts that shaped East-West relations during the latter half of the 20th century.

The book centres Europe as the primary focus of analysis, treating the continent as an active participant rather than a passive arena in Cold War geopolitics.

Central European University Press publication offers scholarly rigour and academic authority for understanding the nuanced history of post-1945 international relations.

Covers the 1950s through 1980s period when detente policies genuinely influenced diplomatic approaches and reduced Cold War tensions between East and West.