Freeze! : the grassroots movement to halt the arms race and end the Cold War / Henry Richard Maar III.
| Author/creator | Maar, Henry Richard author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Grassroots movement to halt the arms race and end the Cold War |
| Contents | Introduction : The Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign and the Influence of Public Opinion on Foreign Policy -- The Lost Years : The Peace Movement, from Vietnam to Nuclear Freeze -- Igniting a Movement: The Reagan Administration's War on Peace -- From the Streets to the Pulpit : The Catholic Challenge to the Arms Race -- With Friends Like These : The Nuclear Freeze and the Congress -- Envisioning the Day After : Fear of the Bomb in 1980's Political and Popular Culture -- The Perils of Failed Diplomacy : 1983 and the Year of Living Dangerously -- Seizing the Peace : The Nuclear Freeze Movement and the 1984 Election -- Epilogue : Bedtime for the Bomb. |
| Abstract | "In the late Cold War, a peace movement emerged with a specific goal: bilaterally freeze the burgeoning arms race. The Nuclear Freeze movement soon swelled across American society, pressuring the administration of Ronald Reagan to reverse the arms race or continue to face a growing backlash with potential electoral repercussions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Maar, Henry Richard, $cIII. Freeze! Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501760891 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2021011508 |
| ISBN | 9781501760884 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1501760882 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JZ5574 .M33 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |