02762nam 2200613 a 450 991046125980332120200520144314.01-283-16285-797866131628541-84150-527-7(CKB)2670000000093855(EBL)711690(OCoLC)729166881(SSID)ssj0000529255(PQKBManifestationID)11337984(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000529255(PQKBWorkID)10551676(PQKB)10165571(MiAaPQ)EBC711690(Au-PeEL)EBL711690(CaPaEBR)ebr10476295(CaONFJC)MIL316285(EXLCZ)99267000000009385520110621d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAtomic postcards[electronic resource] radioactive messages from the Cold War /by John O'Brian and Jeremy BorsosBristol [England] ;Chicago Intellect20111 online resource (194 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-84150-431-9 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; RECTO - VERSO; THE POSTCARDS; CATALOGUE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Back CoverAtomic postcards played an important role in creating and disseminating a public image of nuclear power. Presenting small-scale images of test explosions, power plants, fallout shelters, and long-range missiles, the cards were produced for mass audiences in China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan and link the multilayered geographies of Atomic Age nationalism and tourism. From the unfailingly cheery slogans –'Greetings from Los Alamos'– to blithe, handwritten notes and no-irony-intended'Pray for Peace'postmarks, these postcards mailed from the edge of danger nonetheless maintain the upbeat language of their medium. With 150 reproductions of cards and handwritten messages dating from the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the end of the Cold War, Atomic Postcards offers a fascinating glimpse of a time when the end of the world seemed close at hand.Cold War in mass mediaCold WarNuclear weaponsIllustrationsElectronic books.Cold War in mass media.Cold War.Nuclear weapons741.683O'Brian John998184Borsos Jeremy998185MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461259803321Atomic postcards2289603UNINA