The Nuclear Borderlands

The Manhattan Project in Post-Cold War New Mexico

Autori

• Joseph Masco

Parametri

• 442 pagine
• 16 ore di lettura

• Etnografia
• Saggistica
• Storia
• Storia degli Stati Uniti
• Tecnologia e tecnica

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Focusing on the sociocultural impacts of the atomic bomb, this anthropological study delves into the lives of those in and around Los Alamos, New Mexico. Joseph Masco investigates the long-term effects of the Manhattan Project on various communities, including scientists, Pueblo Indian Nations, Nuevomexicano residents, and antinuclear activists. He highlights their efforts to reshape the discourse on national security in the post-Cold War era, revealing the complex interactions between technology, culture, and political activism.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2006

(In brossura)