Globalizing Human Rights: Private Citizens, the Soviet Union, and the West

ISBN-13: 9780415885119 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 294 str.

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Opis

This book explores the complexities of the role human rights played in US-Soviet and Western Europe-Soviet relations through the prism of globalization. In addition to examining the behavior of the US government, this book offers an in-depth analysis of the Soviet government's view of dissenters and non-official activities.

Spis treści

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 Détente, 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

O autorze

Christian Peterson holds a Ph.D. in history from Ohio University and has authored Ronald Reagan and Antinuclear Movements in the United States and Western Europe, 1981-1987 (2003). He is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Ferris State University and teaches a wide variety of courses in U.S and World history.