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Atomic Postcards - Radioactive Messages from the Cold War (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,157
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Atomic Postcards - Radioactive Messages from the Cold War (Paperback): John O'Brian, Jeremy Borsos

Atomic Postcards - Radioactive Messages from the Cold War (Paperback)

John O'Brian, Jeremy Borsos

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Atomic postcards played an important role in creating and disseminating a public image of nuclear power. Presenting small-scale images of test explosions, power plants, fallout shelters, and long-range missiles, the cards were produced for mass audiences in China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan, and they link the multilayered geographies of Atomic Age nationalism and tourism. From the unfailingly cheery slogans--"Greetings from Los Alamos"--to blithe, handwritten notes and no-irony-intended "Pray for Peace" postmarks, these postcards mailed from the edge of danger nonetheless maintain the upbeat language of their medium.
With 150 reproductions of cards and handwritten messages dating from the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the end of the Cold War, "Atomic Postcards "offers a fascinating glimpse of a time when the end of the world seemed close at hand.

General

Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 2011
First published: May 2011
Authors: John O'Brian • Jeremy Borsos
Dimensions: 229 x 229 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 978-1-84150-431-5
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Graphic design
Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > Art styles, 1960 - > General
LSN: 1-84150-431-9
Barcode: 9781841504315

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