Freeze! : the grassroots movement to halt the arms race and end the Cold War / Henry Richard Maar III.

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"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 pot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maar, Henry Richard, III (Author)
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Reagan, Ronald.
Antinuclear movement > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear arms control > United States > History > 20th century.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy > United States.
Cold War.
United States > Foreign relations > 1981-1989.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
Antinuclear movement.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear arms control.
Nuclear weapons > Government policy.
Soviet Union.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:x, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
Grassroots movement to halt the arms race and end the Cold War
Format: Book
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Summary:
"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.
Call Number:JZ5574 .M33 2021
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501760884
1501760882