Disarming Doomsday: The Human Impact of Nuclear Weapons Since Hiroshima (Alexis-Martin Becky)(Paperback)

Disarming Doomsday: The Human Impact of Nuclear Weapons Since Hiroshima (Alexis-Martin Becky)(Paperback)

Since before the first atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima, the history of nuclear warfare has been tangled with the spaces and places of scientific research and weapons testing, armament and disarmament, pacifism and proliferation. Nuclear geography gives us the tools to understand these events as

Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction (Siracusa Joseph)(Paperback)

Nuclear weapons have not been used in anger since the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Yet even after the Cold War, the Bomb is still the greatest threat facing humankind. As President Bill Clinton's first secretary of defence, Les Aspin, put it: 'The

Project on Nuclear Issues: A Collection of Papers from the 2016 Nuclear Scholars Initiative and PONI Conference Series (Cancian Mark)(Paperback)

The role that nuclear weapons play in international security has changed since the end of the Cold War, but the need to maintain and replenish the human infrastructure for supporting nuclear capabilities and dealing with the multitude of nuclear challenges remains essential. Recognizing this

Political Fallout: Nuclear Weapons Testing and the Making of a Global Environmental Crisis (Higuchi Toshihiro)(Paperback)

Political Fallout is the story of one of the first human-driven, truly global environmental crises--radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold War--and the international response. Beginning in 1945, the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union detonated hundreds of nuclear

Russian Nuclear Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics, and Strategy (Adamsky Dmitry)(Paperback)

A nuclear priesthood has arisen in Russia. From portable churches to the consecration of weapons systems, the Russian Orthodox Church has been integrated into every facet of the armed forces to become a vital part of Russian national security, politics, and identity. This extraordinary intertwining

The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Rhodes Richard)(Paperback)

The definitive history of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project. From the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan, Richard Rhodes's Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the

The Logic of American Nuclear Strategy: Why Strategic Superiority Matters (Kroenig Matthew)(Paperback)

For decades, the reigning scholarly wisdom about nuclear weapons policy has been that the United States only needs the ability to absorb an enemy nuclear attack and still be able to respond with a devastating counterattack. This argument is reasonable, but, empirically, we see that the US has

Bombing the Marshall Islands (Parsons Keith M.)(Paperback)

During the Cold War, the United States conducted atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific. The total explosive yield of these tests was 108 megatons, equivalent to the detonation of one Hiroshima bomb per day over nineteen years. These tests, particularly Castle

My Chernobyl: The Human Story of a Scientist and the Nuclear Power Plant Catastrophe (Borovoi Alexander a.)(Paperback)

History of Science: A Beginner's Guide (Johnston Sean F.)(Paperback)

From magic to the Enlightenment; Darwinism to nuclear weapons Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and new developments are

Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (Kissinger Henry a.)(Paperback)

In this book Professor Kissinger examines the framework of our foreign policy, the stresses to which that framework is being subjected, and the prospects for world order in an era of high international tension. The three essays were written before Professor Kissinger took leave from Harvard to

The Politics of Nuclear Weapons: New, Updated and Completely Revised (Futter Andrew)(Paperback)

This comprehensively updated second edition provides an introduction to the political, normative, technological and strategic aspects of nuclear weaponry. It offers an accessible overview of the concept of nuclear weapons, outlines how thinking about these weapons has developed and considers how

Inpro Methodology for Sustainability Assessment of Nuclear Energy Systems: Environmental Impact of Stressors: IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. Ng-T-3.15 (International Atomic Energy Agency)(Paperback)

Provides guidance on assessing of sustainability of a nuclear energy system (NES) in the area of environmental impact of stressors. The INPRO methodology is a comprehensive tool for the assessment of sustainability of an NES. Basic principles, user requirements and criteria are defined in different

Human Impact on the Natural Environment (Goudie Andrew S.)(Paperback)

A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind's impact on the Earth's environment--now in full colorThis classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which

Deception: Pakistan, The United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy (Levy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

The book of our time is now in paperback: Deception exposes the truth about how the West allowed Pakistan to bring nuclear arms to the very rogue states and terrorist organizations that today threaten to destabilize the entire

Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Schlosser Eric)(Paperback)

The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. A myth-shattering expos of America's nuclear weapons

Modern British Webbing Equipment (Howlett Simon)(Paperback)

Since the end of World War Two and the increasing threat of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical [NBC] warfare during the Cold War, equipment designers have focused on building NBC protection and decontamination into the British soldier's webbing equipment. The capabilities of 1958-pattern webbing were

Global Migrations: The Scottish Diaspora Since 1600 (McCarthy Angela)(Paperback)

This book examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from Scotland on the homeland, the migrants, and the destinations in which they settled. It does so through a focus on the under-researched themes of slavery, cross-cultural encounters, economics, war, tourism, and the modern diaspora since

Mushrooms and Mankind: The Impact of Mushrooms on Human Consciousness and Religion (Arthur James)(Paperback)

Interrogating Human Origins: Decolonisation and the Deep Human Past (Porr Martin)(Paperback)

Interrogating Human Origins encourages new critical engagements with the study of human origins, broadening the range of approaches to bring in postcolonial theories, and begin to explore the decolonisation of this complex topic. The collection of chapters presented in this volume creates spaces

The Great Mortality (Kelly John)(Paperback)

'Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.' -- Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history--even

Environmental Transformations: A Geography of the Anthropocene (Whitehead Mark)(Paperback)

From the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively appear to signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological

Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War (Bricmont Jean)(Paperback)

Since the end of the Cold War, the idea of human rights has been made into a justification for intervention by the world's leading economic and military powers-above all, the United States-in countries that are vulnerable to their attacks. The criteria for such intervention have become more

The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture (Cook Nicholas)(Paperback)

The impact of digital technologies on music has been overwhelming: since the commercialisation of these technologies in the early 1980s, both the practice of music and thinking about it have changed almost beyond all recognition. From the rise of digital music making to digital dissemination, these