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On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant. In this innovative study, Natasha Zaretsky uses the near-meltdown to shed new light on the era’s political realignments. Radiation Nation uncovers the surprising bodily and ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism.

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This is an epic book, speaking to grand stakes. Centered on Three Mile Island, it is actually a chronicle of postwar America, touching on everything from atomic-age anxieties, to declining faith in expertise, to the long-grindng pessimism of the 'anthropocene.' It is, in short, brilliant, among the best works of history I have read in years. -- Jeremy Varon, the New School

Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. The Culture of Dissociation and the Rise of the Unborn
2. The Accident and the Political Transformation of the 1970s
3. Creating a Community of Fate at Three Mile Island
4. The Second Cold War and the Extinction Threat
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Radiation Nation

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 13 February 2018
      ISBN-13 9780231179812
      978-0231179812
      ISBN-10 0231179812
      Also in:
      Nuclear issues Social impact of disasters

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant. In this innovative study, Natasha Zaretsky uses the near-meltdown to shed new light on the era’s political realignments. Radiation Nation uncovers the surprising bodily and ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism.

      Trade Review
      This is an epic book, speaking to grand stakes. Centered on Three Mile Island, it is actually a chronicle of postwar America, touching on everything from atomic-age anxieties, to declining faith in expertise, to the long-grindng pessimism of the 'anthropocene.' It is, in short, brilliant, among the best works of history I have read in years. -- Jeremy Varon, the New School

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations
      List of Abbreviations
      Preface
      Introduction
      1. The Culture of Dissociation and the Rise of the Unborn
      2. The Accident and the Political Transformation of the 1970s
      3. Creating a Community of Fate at Three Mile Island
      4. The Second Cold War and the Extinction Threat
      Conclusion
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Acknowledgments
      Index

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