Mobilising Modernity: The Nuclear Moment

by Ian Welsh and Welsh Ian

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415755506
• ISBN13: 9780415755504
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"