Uniform Title Hiroshima Nagasaki no genbaku saigai. English Title Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the physical, medical, and social effects of the atomic bombings / the Committee for the Compilation of Materials on Damage Caused by the Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki ; translated by Eisei Ishikawa and David L. Swain

Published New York : Basic Books, [1981] ©1981

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Description xlv, 706 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series Harper Colophon Books ; CN 5088 Harper colophon books ; CN 5088 Contents The atomic bomb : challenge of our time -- Pt 1. Physical aspects of destruction. Atomic bombing, Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- The atomic bomb and thermal radiation -- Blast caused by the atomic bomb explosion -- Composite damage caused by heat rays, blasts, and fires -- Radiation from the atomic bomb -- Meteorological conditions on the day of the bombing -- pt. 2. Injury to the human body. Injury to the human body following exposure to the atomic bomb -- Body injury in the initial stage; acute stage of atomic bomb injury -- Aftereffects and genetic effects -- pt. 3. The impact on society and daily life. A society laid waste -- Life and livelihood of the A-bomb victims -- Psychological trends among A-bomb victims -- pt. 4. Toward the abolition of nuclear arms. Relief and medical care for A-bomb victims -- Government administration and citizen's movements Analysis Atomic bomb Blast effect Atomic bomb Physiological effect Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 Nuclear warfare Radiation effects Radiation injuries Notes Translation of: Hiroshima Nagasaki no genbaku saigai Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-680) and index Notes Translation of: Hiroshima Nagasaki no gembaku saigai Subject Atomic bomb -- Blast effect. Atomic bomb -- Physiological effect. Human beings -- Effect of radiation on. Nuclear warfare. Nuclear weapons. Radiation effects Radiation injuries -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi. Radiation injuries -- Japan -- Nagasaki-shi. Radiation injuries. Radiation -- Physiological effect. Nuclear Warfare. Radiation Effects. Radiation Injuries. SUBJECT Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003874 -- Bombardment, 1945 Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003738 Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96007157 Author Ishikawa, Eisei Swain, David L., 1927- Hiroshima-shi Nagasaki-shi Genbaku Saigaishi Henshū Iinkai. LC no. 80068179 ISBN 046502985X 0465029876 (paperback) 9780465029853 9780465029877 (paperback)

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