Natasha Zaretsky

Radiation Nation

Three Mile Island and the Political Transformation of the 1970s

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Produktbeschreibung

On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant. In this innovative study, Natasha Zaretsky uses the near-meltdown to shed new light on the eraà â â s political realignments. Radiation Nation uncovers the surprising bodily and ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 158mm x 236mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780231179805
• ISBN-10: 0231179804
• Artikelnr.: 48247426

Autorenporträt

Natasha Zaretsky

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. The Culture of Dissociation and the Rise of the Unborn
2. The Accident and the Political Transformation of the 1970s
3. Creating a Community of Fate at Three Mile Island
4. The Second Cold War and the Extinction Threat
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index