Table of Contents
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