Nuclear Bodies - The Global Hibakusha (Hardcover)

The Cold War reconsidered as a limited nuclear war "[A] grimly important analysis of the cold war."-Andrew Robinson Nature "Inexorable clarity and care for his fellow humans mark Robert Jacobs's guide to the Cold War as a limited nuclear war, whose harms disfigure any possible future."-Norma Field, author of In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century's End In the fall of 1961, President Kennedy somberly warned Americans about deadly radioactive fallout clouds extending hundreds of miles from H-bomb detonations, yet he approved ninety-six US nuclear weapon tests for 1962. Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. Many communities continue to be plagued with dire legacies and ongoing risks: sickness and early mortality, forced displacement, uncertainty and anxiety, dislocation from ancestors and traditional lifestyles, and contamination of food sources and ecosystems. Robert A. Jacobs re-envisions the history of the Cold War as a slow nuclear war, fought on remote battlegrounds against populations powerless to prevent the contamination of their lands and bodies. His comprehensive account necessitates a profound rethinking of the meaning, costs, and legacies of our embrace of nuclear weapons and technologies.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2022
Authors:	Robert A. Jacobs
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-23033-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Nuclear structure physics Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-23033-8
Barcode:	9780300230338

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