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Ambassadors of realpolitik : Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War /
During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the "conscience of the world," working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
New York :
Berghahn,
2017.
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| Colección: | Studies in contemporary European history ;
20. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the "conscience of the world," working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish diplomacy during a key episode in Cold War history-the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, culminating in the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Through careful analysis of new evidence, it offers a compelling counternarrative of this period, showing that Sweden strategically ignored human rights violations in Eastern Europe and the nonaligned states in its pursuit of national interests |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781785332852 1785332856 |