The German question and the origins of the Cold War / Nicolas Lewkowicz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-154) and index.

The importance of the German Question in the origins of the Cold War -- American structural interests in Western Europe and the revival of Germany -- Ideology and the enforcement of American structural interests -- Soviet security interests in Eastern Europe -- The role of Soviet ideology in the making of structural conflict -- The establishment of Bizonia and the Sovietisation of the Eastern Zone -- The denazification of Germany -- The role of intervention in the post-war international order -- The role of coexistence in the post-war international order -- The origins of the Cold War in perspective.