The Radiance of France, new edition: Nuclear Power and National Identity after World War II

by Gabrielle Hecht

Book Overview

How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance," which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.

In the aftermath of World War II, as France sought a distinctive role for itself in the modern, postcolonial world, the nation and its leaders enthusiastically embraced large technological projects in general and nuclear power in particular. The Radiance of France asks how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262582813
• ISBN13: 9780262582810
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher