Mobilising modernity : the nuclear moment / / Ian Welsh

• Autore: Welsh Ian <1954->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7924
• Soggetto topico: Nuclear industry; Nuclear energy - Social aspects; Antinuclear movement
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mobilising Modernity The Nuclear Moment; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of acronyms; 1 Introduction; 2 The nuclear moment; 3 Resisting the juggernaut: opposition in the 1950's; 4 Accidents will happen; 5 Modernity's mobilisation stalls; 6 The moment of direct action; 7 Networking: direct action and collective refusal; 8 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: During the nuclear heyday of the post-war years advocates of atomic power promised cheap electricity and a prosperous future. From the present, however, this promise seems tarnished by accidents, leaks and a lack of public confidence. Mobilising Modernity traces this journey from confidence in technology to the anxieties of the Risk Society questioning a number of conventional wisdoms en route. Paying close attention to social, political and policy aspects throughout, this book considers:* the nuclear moment from global collaborative project at Los Alamos to fragmented, bitter
• Titolo autorizzato: Mobilising modernity
• ISBN: 1-134-94580-9; 0-203-28356-2; 0-203-16790-2; 1-280-03140-9; 9786610031405
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910172253303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International library of sociology.