British human rights organizations and Soviet dissent, 1965-1985 /

British human rights organizations and Soviet dissent, 1965-1985 /

"In the latter half of the 20th century, a number of dissidents engaged in a series of campaigns against the Soviet authorities and as a result were subjected to an array of cruel and violent punishments. A collection of like-minded activists in Britain campaigned on their behalf, and formed a...

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Main Author: Hurst, Mark, 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Dissenters > Soviet Union > History.
Human rights > Soviet Union > History.
Human rights workers > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Non-governmental organizations > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
History
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1 From Belov to Bukovsky
  • The Growing Awareness of Psychiatric Abuse
  • 2 Shifting Psychiatric Concerns, the Special Committee and the Soviet Withdrawal
  • 3 Prisoner's Banquets, Ghosts and the Ballet
  • The Women's Campaign for Soviet Jewry
  • 4 From Toothache to Keston, via Moscow
  • Michael Bourdeaux and the Centre for the Study of Religion and Communism
  • 5 Attempting Impartiality
  • Amnesty International and the Soviet Union
  • Conclusion
  • The Rush to Expertise.

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