Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War A Transnational History of the Helsinki Network

Name: Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War A Transnational History of the Helsinki Network
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ISBN: 9781107645103

ISBN-10: 1107645107

ISBN-13: 9781107645103

Edition: 2013

Authors: Sarah B. Snyder

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Two of the most pressing questions facing international historians today are how and why the Cold War ended. Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War explores how, in the aftermath of the signing of the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, a transnational network of activists committed to human rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe made the topic a central element in East-West diplomacy. As a result, human rights eventually became an important element of Cold War diplomacy and a central component of dÃ©tente. Sarah B. Snyder demonstrates how this network influenced both Western and Eastern governments to pursue policies that fostered the rise of organized dissent in Eastern Europe,…

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List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 6/20/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Sarah B. Snyder is a Lecturer in International History at University College London. She has published a number of scholarly articles in journals such as Cold War History, Diplomacy and Statecraft, the Journal of Transatlantic Studies and the Journal of American Studies, as well as multiple book chapters. Dr Snyder specializes in transnational, international and diplomatic history.