Gorman, Robert F

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the 1945 Yalta Conference, to the admission of sixteen new members to the United Nations on December 14, 1955.

Contains chronologically arranged essays on events from 1971-1975, and includes historical maps, photographs, time lines, illustrations, a keyword list of contents, and a list of maps, tables, and sidebars.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the Soviet crackdown on Moscow's Helsinki Watch Group in February-March 1977, to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Includes a review of post-1991 developments.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from Khrushchev's denoucement of the Stalinist regime in 1956, to the formation of a Soviet citizen group to investigate political abuses of psychiatry in 1977.

Presents hundreds of alphabetical entries covering major agreements, organizations, persons, and events in the development of human rights. Focuses on terrorism and international responses to it; the international criminal court; the evolution of regional human rights bodies in Africa, Europe, and Latin America; and new non-governmental bodies dedicated to human rights. Features a chronology, appendices, photographs, and a bibliography.

Presents essays that examine significant events in the history of the mid-twentieth century, from 1941 to 1947, covering world politics, society and culture, literary movements, art and music, immigration, and legislation; arranged chronologically with maps, illustrations, and quotations from primary source documents.