Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present

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Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present

Title remainder

nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present

Statement of responsibility

Dolores L. Augustine

Creator

• Augustine, Dolores L

Subject

• Antinuclear movement -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
• Nuclear energy -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
• Nuclear power plants -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
• Protest movements -- Germany -- History -- 20th century

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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• Protest, culture and society, volume 24

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Protest, culture and society

Series volume

volume 24