The Euromissile Debate in Retrospect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11051108 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Peters (0000-0003-1949-3995, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 1991 |
| Issue | 88 |
| Pages | 205-210 |
| Publication date | 1991-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/0691088205 |
| OpenAlex | W2315518642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
It has been over a decade since NATO's controversial decision to deploy intermediate range nuclear missiles in Europe caused a heated debate in the European countries involved. Herf's new book focuses on the history of this dispute in West Germany. By analyzing post-war German intellectual history and political culture, he seeks to explain how the Euromissile decision became so controversial. His central thesis is that during the 1960s and 1970s the German Left blurred the crucial distinction between dictatorship and democracy, which resulted in public apathy about the Soviet threat. Accordingly, the competition between dictatorships and democracies and the “asymmetric” advantage of the former is the study's underlying theme
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |