Dreams for a decade : international nuclear abolitionism and the end of the Cold War / Stephanie L. Freeman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freeman, Stephanie L., author.

Series:

Power, politics, and the world.

Power, Politics, and the World Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reagan, Ronald.

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022.

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich.

Cold War--Diplomatic history.

Cold War.

Nuclear disarmament.

Antinuclear movement.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.

United States.

Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]

Biography/History:

Stephanie L. Freeman is a historian with the Office of the Historian at the United States Department of State.

Summary:

"During the 1980s, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and grassroots movements across the globe pursued the radical goal of nuclear abolition. Together, they reshaped U.S. and Soviet approaches to nuclear arms control and Europe in a way that brought the Cold War to an end"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

"We are in position of resistance"

"We, too, are activists"

"Merely the illusion of peace"

"We have to take our campaign into a new phase"

"The time is right for something dramatic"

"One cannot do business like this"

"A year from which we all expect so much"

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512824230

1512824232

OCLC:

1373984232