Umfang:
173 pages
,
illustrations
,
22 cm
ISBN:
9780745339207
,
9780745339214
,
0745339212
,
0745339204
Serie:
Radical geography
Inhalt:
The radical geography of nuclear warfare -- A secret history -- The mystery of the X-ray hands -- After nuclear imperialism -- After nuclear war -- Strange cartographies and war games -- Space of irregularity -- Spaces of peace -- Future war zones.
Inhalt:
Since before the first atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima, the history of nuclear warfare has been tangled with the spaces and places of scientific research and weapons testing, armament and disarmament, pacifism and proliferation. Nuclear geography gives us the tools to understand these events as well as the extraordinary human cost of nuclear weapons. Disarming Doomsday explores the secret history of nuclear weapons by studying the places they build and tear apart, from Los Alamos to Hiroshima. It looks at the legacy of nuclear imperialism from weapons testing on Christmas Island and across the South Pacific, as well as the lasting harm this has caused to both indigenous communities and the soldiers that were ordered to conduct tests. Tying these complex geographies together for the first time, Disarming Doomsday takes us forward, describing how geographers and geotechnology continue to shape nuclear war and imagining ways to help prevent it in the future. -- Provided by publisher
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781786804389
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781786804402
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781786804396
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Kernwaffe
;
Atomkrieg
;
Geografie
;
Geschichte
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