Downwind A People's History of the Nuclear West

Downwindis an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War. Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclea...

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Hlavní autor: Fox, Sarah Alisabeth
Médium: E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Lincoln UNP - Bison Books 2014
University of Nebraska Press
Bison Books
Vydání:1
Témata:
Health and hygiene
Health aspects
HISTORY
Nuclear
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons > Testing > Health aspects
Nuclear weapons > Testing > West (U.S.) > History
Nuclear weapons testing victims
Nuclear weapons testing victims > West (U.S.)
Power Resources
Radiation
Radiation > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
Radioactive fallout
Radioactive fallout > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
State & Local
Technology
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Testing
United States
Uranium miners
Uranium miners > Health and hygiene > West (U.S.)
Uranium mines and mining
Uranium mines and mining > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
West (U.S.)
ISBN:0803255373, 9780803255371, 0803269501, 9780803269507, 1496207661, 9781496207661
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  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Illustrations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1: LIVING UNDER THE CLOUD 2: UNEARTHING YELLOW MONSTERS 3: HOME ON THE RANGE 4: LOCALLY GROWN 5: WRITING DOWN NAMES 6: CRITICAL MASS CONCLUSION NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Index Bibliography Notes Conclusion 6. Critical Mass 5. Writing Down Names 4. Locally Grown 3. Home on the Range 2. Unearthing Yellow Monsters 1. Living under the Cloud Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Cover
  • Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Living under the Cloud -- 2. Unearthing Yellow Monsters -- 3. Home on the Range -- 4. Locally Grown -- 5. Writing Down Names -- 6. Critical Mass -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Sarah Alisabeth Fox