Book ID: CBB898069858

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

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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
Zeman, Scott C.
Stacy, Ian
Seed, David
Satŏ, Kyoko
Concepts
Nuclear weapons; atomic weapons
Science and culture
Nuclear and radioactive waste
Popular culture
Science and government
Nuclear power; atomic energy
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
19th century
Places
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Spain
Russia
China
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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