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Globalizing human rights : Private citizens, the Soviet Union, and the West

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Publication details: London Routledge 2012Description: 279p xiiiISBN:
  • 9780415885119
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.481000 PET
Contents:
Table of contents 1. Introduction 2. The Human Rights Weapon Emerges: Private Citizens and the U.S. Congress, 1975-1977; 3. Setting the Stage for a Superpower Confrontation: Jimmy Carter, the Soviet Union, and Human Rights, 1975-1976; 4. The Carter Administration Wields the Human Rights Weapon, January 1977-August 1978; 5. The Soviet Government, Private Citizens, and Human Rights, January 1977-August 1978; 6. A Delicate Balancing Act Topples: The Carter Administration, Human Rights, and Private Citizens, September 1978-January 1981; 7. The Soviet Government, Private Citizens, and Human Rights, September 1978-January 1981; 8. The Reagan Administration's "Conservative" and "Private" Human Rights Campaign, January 1981-November 1985; 9. The Soviet Government and Dissenters: Human Rights, Peace, and Detente, January 1981-September 1986; 10. Holding Mikhail Gorbachev and Soviet Bureaucrats Accountable: U.S.-Soviet Relations, Human Rights, and the Final Act, December 1985-January 1989; 11. Revolutions from Above and Below: Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Bureaucrats, and Human Rights; 12. Conclusion
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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. The Human Rights Weapon Emerges: Private Citizens and the U.S. Congress, 1975-1977;
3. Setting the Stage for a Superpower Confrontation: Jimmy Carter, the Soviet Union, and Human Rights, 1975-1976;
4. The Carter Administration Wields the Human Rights Weapon, January 1977-August 1978;
5. The Soviet Government, Private Citizens, and Human Rights, January 1977-August 1978;
6. A Delicate Balancing Act Topples: The Carter Administration, Human Rights, and Private Citizens, September 1978-January 1981;
7. The Soviet Government, Private Citizens, and Human Rights, September 1978-January 1981;
8. The Reagan Administration's "Conservative" and "Private" Human Rights Campaign, January 1981-November 1985;
9. The Soviet Government and Dissenters: Human Rights, Peace, and Detente, January 1981-September 1986; 10. Holding Mikhail Gorbachev and Soviet Bureaucrats Accountable: U.S.-Soviet Relations, Human Rights, and the Final Act, December 1985-January 1989;
11. Revolutions from Above and Below: Mikhail Gorbachev, Soviet Bureaucrats, and Human Rights;
12. Conclusion