{"product_id":"human-rights-activism-and-the-end-of-the-cold-war-a-transnational-history-of-the-helsinki-network-hardback-9781107001053","title":"Human Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War; A Transnational History of the Helsinki Network (Hardback) 9781107001053","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHuman Rights Activism and the End of the Cold War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Transnational History of the Helsinki Network\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores how a network of human rights activists emerged post-1975, and over time fundamentally reshaped East-West diplomacy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah B. Snyder (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107001053, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 10 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Sarah Snyder's well-researched study demonstrates the role played by the Helsinki Final Act in bringing democracy and respect for human rights to Eastern Europe.' International Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTwo 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 détente. 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, freedom of movement for East Germans and improved human rights practices in the Soviet Union - all factors in the end of the Cold War.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Bridging the East-West divide: the Helsinki Final Act negotiations\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'A sort of lifeline': the Helsinki Commission\u003cbr\u003e 3. Even in a Yakutian village: Helsinki monitoring in Moscow and beyond\u003cbr\u003e 4. Follow-up at Belgrade: the United States transforms the Helsinki process\u003cbr\u003e 5. Helsinki watch, the IHF, and the transnational campaign for human rights in Eastern Europe\u003cbr\u003e 6. Human rights in East-West diplomacy\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'A debate in the fox den about raising chickens': the Moscow conference proposal\u003cbr\u003e 8. 'Perhaps without you, our revolution would not be'\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International human rights law [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International human rights law\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20human%20rights%20law%20%5BLBBR%5D%22\"\u003eLBBR\u003c\/a\u003e], Human rights [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Human rights\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Human%20rights%20%5BJPVH%5D%22\"\u003eJPVH\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913261834520,"sku":"9781107001053","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107001053i_636915dc-d05b-414a-b0a0-2ff0d3a6a47c.jpg?v=1691360800","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/human-rights-activism-and-the-end-of-the-cold-war-a-transnational-history-of-the-helsinki-network-hardback-9781107001053","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}