Title British nuclear culture : official and unofficial narratives in the long 20th century / Jonathan Hogg

Published London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations Contents Cover ; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 British Nuclear Culture, 1898-1945; 3 Early Responses to the Bomb, 1945-1950; 4 Maturing Responses to the Nuclear Age, 1950-1958; 5 Radicalized and Realist Nuclear Culture, 1959-1975; 6 'Abused technology': Extreme Realism, 1975-1989; 7 Rendered Invisible: The Persistence of Nuclear Culture, 1990-2015; 8 Conclusions: The Nuclear Century, 1898-2015; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix: Timeline; Index Summary "The advent of the atomic bomb, the social and cultural impact of nuclear science, and the history of the British nuclear state after 1945 is a complex and contested story. British Nuclear Culture is an important survey that offers a new interpretation of the nuclear century by tracing the tensions between 'official' and 'unofficial' nuclear narratives in British culture. In this book, Jonathan Hogg argues that nuclear culture was a pervasive and persistent aspect of British life, particularly in the years following 1945. This idea is illustrated through detailed analysis of various primary source materials, such as newspaper articles, government files, fictional texts, film, music and oral testimonies. The book introduces unfamiliar sources to students of nuclear and cold war history, and offers in-depth and critical reflections on the expanding historiography in this area of research. Chronologically arranged, British Nuclear Culture reflects upon, and returns to, a number of key themes throughout, including nuclear anxiety, government policy, civil defence, 'nukespeak' and nuclear subjectivity, individual experience, protest and resistance, and the influence of the British nuclear state on everyday life. The book contains illustrations, individual case studies, a select bibliography, a timeline, and a list of helpful online resources for students of nuclear history."--Bloomsbury Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Nuclear warfare -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Nuclear energy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000. British & Irish history. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Nuclear energy Nuclear warfare Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781441179876 1441179879 9781441109248 1441109242 1474217508 9781474217507

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