| Bombing the Marshall Islands: A Cold War Tragedy Contributor(s): Parsons, Keith M. (Author), Zaballa, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107697905 ISBN-13: 9781107697904 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2017 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - History | Military - United States - History | Oceania |
| Dewey: 623.451 |
| LCCN: 2017006124 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.49" W x 9.15" L (0.80 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2018 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the Cold War, the United States conducted atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific. The total explosive yield of these tests was 108 megatons, equivalent to the detonation of one Hiroshima bomb per day over nineteen years. These tests, particularly Castle Bravo, the largest one, had tragic consequences, including the irradiation of innocent people and the permanent displacement of many native Marshallese. Keith M. Parsons and Robert Zaballa tell the story of the development and testing of thermonuclear weapons and the effects of these tests on their victims and on the popular and intellectual culture. These events are also situated in their Cold War context and explained in terms of the prevailing hopes, fears, and beliefs of that age. In particular, the narrative highlights the obsessions and priorities of top American officials, such as Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zaballa, Robert A.: - Robert Zaballa is a physicist specializing in nuclear physics. His areas of research include models of excited nuclei, high energy heavy ion collisions, and quantum space-time. In addition to teaching physics at the college level, he is currently employed as a radiographer at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta.Parsons, Keith M.: - Keith M. Parsons, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, has won awards for both teaching and research. He has published in diverse fields including the philosophy of science, the history of science, the philosophy of religion, and logic and critical thinking. |
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