Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 232 p)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781474217507
Content:
"The advent of the atomic bomb, the social and cultural impact of nuclear science, and the history of the British nuclear state after 1945 is a complex and contested story. British Nuclear Culture is an important survey that offers a new interpretation of the nuclear century by tracing the tensions between 'official' and 'unofficial' nuclear narratives in British culture. In this book, Jonathan Hogg argues that nuclear culture was a pervasive and persistent aspect of British life, particularly in the years following 1945. This idea is illustrated through detailed analysis of various primary source materials, such as newspaper articles, government files, fictional texts, film, music and oral testimonies. The book introduces unfamiliar sources to students of nuclear and cold war history, and offers in-depth and critical reflections on the expanding historiography in this area of research. Chronologically arranged, British Nuclear Culture reflects upon, and returns to, a number of key themes throughout, including nuclear anxiety, government policy, civil defence, 'nukespeak' and nuclear subjectivity, individual experience, protest and resistance, and the influence of the British nuclear state on everyday life. The book contains illustrations, individual case studies, a select bibliography, a timeline, and a list of helpful online resources for students of nuclear history."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Content:
Early nuclear culture: 1898-1945 -- Early responses to the atomic bomb: 1945-1950 -- Maturing responses: 1950-1963 -- Radicalised and realist responses: 1963-1975 -- "Abused technology": extreme realism, 1975 - 1989 -- Rendered invisible: the persistence of nuclear culture, 1990-2015 -- Conclusions: the nuclear century.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441141330
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441109248
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441179876
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441169761
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781474217507
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