Living in a Nuclear World - From Fukushima to Hiroshima

The Fukushima disaster invites us to look back and probe how nuclear technology has shaped the world we live in, and how we have come to live with it. Since the first nuclear detonation (Trinity test) and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all in 1945, nuclear technology has profoundly affected world history and geopolitics, as well as our daily life and natural world. It has always been an instrument for national security, a marker of national sovereignty, a site of technological innovation and a promise of energy abundance. It has also introduced permanent pollution and the age of the Anthropocene. This volume presents a new perspective on nuclear history and politics by focusing on four interconnected themes–violence and survival; control and containment; normalizing through denial and presumptions; memories and futures–and exploring their relationships and consequences. It proposes an original reflection on nuclear technology from a long-term, comparative and transnational perspective. It brings together contributions from researchers from different disciplines (anthropology, history, STS) and countries (US, France, Japan) on a variety of local, national and transnational subjects. Finally, this book offers an important and valuable insight into other global and Anthropocene challenges such as climate change.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	History and Philosophy of Technoscience
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2022
Editors:	Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent • Soraya Boudia • Kyoko Sato
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	330
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-213066-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-03-213066-0
Barcode:	9781032130668

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