Being Nuclear
Africans and the Global Uranium Trade
$52.41
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2014
Summary
The hidden history of African uranium and what it means-for a state, an object, an industry, a workplace-to be “nuclear.“Uranium from Africa has long been a major source of fuel for nuclear power and atomic weapons, including the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In 2003, after the infamous “yellow cake from Niger,” Africa suddenly became notorious as a source of uranium, a component of nuclear weapons. But did that admit Niger, or any of Africa’s other uranium-producing countries, to the select soc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262526869 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262526867 |
| Author: | Gabrielle Hecht |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 612g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 24mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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Critics Review
“Hecht has written the first history of nuclear Africa which, given the importance ofthe subject and the obstacles she faced, is a major achievement.”
Hecht has written the first history of nuclear Africa which, given the importance of the subject and the obstacles she faced, is a major achievement.
—Jock McCulloch, Journal of African HistoryNot only does the book stand out as one of the most comprehensive attempts to study the history of uranium mining in Africa, it also caters to an expansive academic audience—from historians of science and technology and sociologists and anthropologists of science, to those taking a broader interest in labour rights, public health issues and mining corporations.
—Jayita Sarkar, The British Journal for the History of ScienceBeing Nuclear has very important things to say about the legacies of empire. Hecht persuasively shows how global nuclear agencies reproduced colonial logics and inequalities… It seems destined to become essential reading for those interested in uranium and Africa, as well as in issues of global nuclearity.
—Journal of Modern HistoryAbout The Author
Gabrielle Hecht
Gabrielle Hecht is Frank Stanton Foundation Professor of Nuclear Security and Professor of History at Stanford University. She is the author of The Radiance of France- Nuclear Power and National Identity after World War II (MIT Press).
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