Radioactive Ghosts (Hardcover)

A pioneering examination of nuclear trauma, the continuing and new nuclear peril, and the subjectivities they generate Amid resurgent calls for widespread nuclear energy and “limited nuclear war,� the populations that must live with the consequences of these decisions are increasingly insecure. The nuclear peril combined with the looming threat of climate change means that we are seeing the formation of a new kind of subjectivity: humans who are in a position of perpetual ontological insecurity. In Radioactive Ghosts, Gabriele Schwab articulates a vision of these “nuclear subjectivities� that we all live with. Focusing on the legacies of the Manhattan Project, Hiroshima, and nuclear energy politics, Radioactive Ghosts takes us on a tour of the little-seen sides of our nuclear world. Examining devastating uranium mining on Native lands, nuclear sacrifice zones, the catastrophic accidents at Chernobyl and Fukushima, and the formation of a new transspecies ethics, Schwab shows how individuals threatened with extinction are creating new adaptations, defenses, and communal spaces. Ranging from personal accounts of experiences with radiation to in-depth readings of literature, film, art, and scholarly works, Schwab gives us a complex, idiosyncratic, and personal analysis of one of the most overlooked issues of our time.

General

Imprint:	University of Minnesota Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Posthumanities
Release date:	October 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Gabriele Schwab
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-1-5179-0782-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-5179-0782-9
Barcode:	9781517907822

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