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

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Globalizing Human Rights explores the complexities of the role human rights played in U.S.-Soviet relations during the 1970s and 1980s. It will show how private citizens exploited the larger effects of contemporary globalization and the language of the Final Act to enlist the U.S. government in a gl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peterson, Christian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
Colección:Routledge studies on history and globalization.
Temas:
1900-1999
Human rights > Soviet Union.
Human rights > Government policy > United States.
Lobbying > United States.
Pressure groups > International cooperation > History > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > URSS.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Lobbying > États-Unis.
Groupes de pression > Coopération internationale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Diplomatic relations
Human rights
Human rights > Government policy
Lobbying
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Soviet Union
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Globalizing Human Rights; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 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 19817. 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 Rights12. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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