Living in a Nuclear World: From Fukushima to Hiroshima

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Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France) Soraya Boudia (Université de Paris, France)

Living in a Nuclear World

From Fukushima to Hiroshima

Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, France), Soraya Boudia (Université de Paris, France), Kyoko Sato (Stanford University, USA)

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English

Routledge
11 March 2022

General & world history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; History of science; Nuclear power & engineering

Series: History and Philosophy of Technoscience

The Fukushima disaster invites us to look back and probe how nuclear technology has shaped the world we live in, and how we have come to live with it. Since the first nuclear detonation (Trinity test) and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, all in 1945, nuclear technology has profoundly affected world history and geopolitics, as well as our daily life and natural world. It has always been an instrument for national security, a marker of national sovereignty, a site of technological innovation and a promise of energy abundance. It has also introduced permanent pollution and the age of the Anthropocene. This volume presents a new perspective on nuclear history and politics by focusing on four interconnected themes–violence and survival; control and containment; normalizing through denial and presumptions; memories and futures–and exploring their relationships and consequences. It proposes an original reflection on nuclear technology from a long-term, comparative and transnational perspective. It brings together contributions from researchers from different disciplines (anthropology, history, STS) and countries (US, France, Japan) on a variety of local, national and transnational subjects. Finally, this book offers an important and valuable insight into other global and Anthropocene challenges such as climate change.

Edited by: Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne France), Soraya Boudia (Université de Paris, France), Kyoko Sato (Stanford University, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032130637
ISBN 10: 1032130636
Series: History and Philosophy of Technoscience
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 11 March 2022
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent is a historian and philosopher of science and technology, and Professor (Emeritus) at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Soraya Boudia is a historian of science and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at University of Paris. Kyoko Sato is a sociologist and science and technology studies scholar, and Associate Director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Standford University.