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Machine Generated Contents Note: 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 Detente, 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. Christian Philip Peterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.