1st Edition
Globalizing Human Rights Private Citizens, the Soviet Union, and the West
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
Biography
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.
