Land of Nuclear Enchantment - A New Mexican History of the Nuclear Weapons Industry (Hardcover)

In this thoughtful social history of New Mexico's nuclear industry, Lucie Genay traces the scientific colonization of the state in the twentieth century from the points of view of the local people. Genay focuses on personal experiences in order to give a sense of the upheaval that accompanied the rise of the nuclear era. She gives voice to the Hispanics and Native Americans of the Jémez Plateau, the blue-collar workers of Los Alamos, the miners and residents of the Grants Uranium Belt, and the ranchers and farmers who were affected by the federal appropriation of land in White Sands Missile Range and whose lives were upended by the Trinity test and the US government's reluctance to address the ""collateral damage"" of the work at the Range. Genay reveals the far-reaching implications for the residents as New Mexico acquired a new identity from its embrace of nuclear science.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Lucie Genay
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-6013-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Nuclear weapons Books > History > General
LSN:	0-8263-6013-0
Barcode:	9780826360137

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