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The Resource Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present, Dolores L. Augustine

Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present, Dolores L. Augustine

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The German abandonment of nuclear power represents one of the most successful popular revolts against technocratic thinking in modern times-the triumph of a dynamic social movement, comprised of a broad swath of West Germans and select East German dissidents, over political, economic, and scientific elites. Taking on Technocracy gives a brisk account of this dramatic historical moment, showing how the popularization of scientific knowledge fostered new understandings of technological risk. Combining analyses of social history, popular culture, social movement theory, and histories of science and technology, it offers a compelling narrative of a key episode in the recent history of popular resistance. --
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eng
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xiii, 286 pages
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Nuclear dreams and radioactive nightmares: popular culture and the quest for nuclear consensus in East and West Germany, 1945-1970
  • On the brink of disaster?: safety regimes and nuclear accidents in the two Germanys
  • Dissenting voices: the emergence of counterexperts in West Germany
  • From local roots to national prominence: the struggle over Wyhl
  • Environmentalism as civil war: Brokdorf-and the consequences
  • The shock of Chernobyl and the environmentalist breakthrough in West Germany
  • Not immune to error: Chernobyl's impact in the GDR
  • Abandoning nuclear power-or not?
  • Conclusion
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9781785336454
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Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present
Title
Taking on technocracy
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nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present
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Dolores L. Augustine
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Language
eng
Summary
The German abandonment of nuclear power represents one of the most successful popular revolts against technocratic thinking in modern times-the triumph of a dynamic social movement, comprised of a broad swath of West Germans and select East German dissidents, over political, economic, and scientific elites. Taking on Technocracy gives a brisk account of this dramatic historical moment, showing how the popularization of scientific knowledge fostered new understandings of technological risk. Combining analyses of social history, popular culture, social movement theory, and histories of science and technology, it offers a compelling narrative of a key episode in the recent history of popular resistance. --
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non fiction
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bibliography
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Protest, culture and society
Series volume
volume 24
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  • Antinuclear movement
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Nuclear energy
  • Protest movements
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Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present, Dolores L. Augustine
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Introduction -- Nuclear dreams and radioactive nightmares: popular culture and the quest for nuclear consensus in East and West Germany, 1945-1970 -- On the brink of disaster?: safety regimes and nuclear accidents in the two Germanys -- Dissenting voices: the emergence of counterexperts in West Germany -- From local roots to national prominence: the struggle over Wyhl -- Environmentalism as civil war: Brokdorf-and the consequences -- The shock of Chernobyl and the environmentalist breakthrough in West Germany -- Not immune to error: Chernobyl's impact in the GDR -- Abandoning nuclear power-or not? -- Conclusion
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on1010982641
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24 cm.
Extent
xiii, 286 pages
Isbn
9781785336454
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)1010982641
Label
Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present, Dolores L. Augustine
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Nuclear dreams and radioactive nightmares: popular culture and the quest for nuclear consensus in East and West Germany, 1945-1970 -- On the brink of disaster?: safety regimes and nuclear accidents in the two Germanys -- Dissenting voices: the emergence of counterexperts in West Germany -- From local roots to national prominence: the struggle over Wyhl -- Environmentalism as civil war: Brokdorf-and the consequences -- The shock of Chernobyl and the environmentalist breakthrough in West Germany -- Not immune to error: Chernobyl's impact in the GDR -- Abandoning nuclear power-or not? -- Conclusion
Control code
on1010982641
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xiii, 286 pages
Isbn
9781785336454
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1010982641

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