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British Nuclear Culture: Official and Unofficial Narratives in the Long Twentieth Century (2016)

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Science and government Popular culture Science and culture Nuclear reactors Nuclear and radioactive waste Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons 20th century Great Britain

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.

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Review Daniel Grausam (2017) Review of "British Nuclear Culture: Official and Unofficial Narratives in the Long Twentieth Century". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 222-223). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kevin Ruane
Taylor Simon
Madureira, Nuno Luís
Zeman, Scott C.
Stacy, Ian
Seed, David
Journals
British Journal for the History of Science
Technology and Culture
Science in Context
Past and Present
Journal of Popular Culture
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences
Publishers
UIT Cambridge
Stanford University Press
Routledge
Palgrave Macmillan
Crown Publishers
Cornell University Press
Concepts
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Science and culture
Nuclear and radioactive waste
Popular culture
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Science and government
People
Masriera, Miguel
Howorth, Muriel
Churchill, Winston
Bronowski, Jacob
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Spain
France
China
Colorado (U.S.)
Institutions
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
Hanford Nuclear Site (Washington)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
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