Taking on Technocracy : : Nuclear Power in Germany, 1945 to the Present / / Dolores L. Augustine.
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, encompassing a broad swath of West Germans as well as East German dissident circles, over political, economic, and sci...
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Augustine, Dolores L., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Taking on Technocracy : Nuclear Power in Germany, 1945 to the Present / Dolores L. Augustine. New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2018] ©2018 1 online resource (304 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Protest, Culture & Society ; 24 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms/Glossary -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Nuclear Dreams and Radioactive Nightmares Popular Culture and the Quest for Nuclear Consensus in East and West Germany, 1945–1970 -- Chapter 2 On the Brink of Disaster? Safety Regimes and Nuclear Accidents in the Two Germanys -- Chapter 3 Dissenting Voices The Emergence of Counterexperts in West Germany -- Chapter 4 From Local Roots to National Prominence The Struggle over Wyhl -- Chapter 5 Environmentalism as Civil War Brokdorf—and the Consequences -- Chapter 6 The Shock of Chernobyl and the Environmentalist Breakthrough in West Germany -- Chapter 7 Not Immune to Error Chernobyl’s Impact in the GDR -- Chapter 8 Abandoning Nuclear Power—Or Not? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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, encompassing a broad swath of West Germans as well as East German dissident circles, 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. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jun 2024) 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. HISTORY / Europe / Germany. bisacsh History: 20th Century to Present, Environmental Studies (General). Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2018 9783110998115 ZDB-23-BHBO print 9781800731981 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785339042?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781785339042 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781785339042/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms/Glossary -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Nuclear Dreams and Radioactive Nightmares Popular Culture and the Quest for Nuclear Consensus in East and West Germany, 1945–1970 -- Chapter 2 On the Brink of Disaster? Safety Regimes and Nuclear Accidents in the Two Germanys -- Chapter 3 Dissenting Voices The Emergence of Counterexperts in West Germany -- Chapter 4 From Local Roots to National Prominence The Struggle over Wyhl -- Chapter 5 Environmentalism as Civil War Brokdorf—and the Consequences -- Chapter 6 The Shock of Chernobyl and the Environmentalist Breakthrough in West Germany -- Chapter 7 Not Immune to Error Chernobyl’s Impact in the GDR -- Chapter 8 Abandoning Nuclear Power—Or Not? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms/Glossary -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Nuclear Dreams and Radioactive Nightmares Popular Culture and the Quest for Nuclear Consensus in East and West Germany, 1945–1970 -- Chapter 2 On the Brink of Disaster? Safety Regimes and Nuclear Accidents in the Two Germanys -- Chapter 3 Dissenting Voices The Emergence of Counterexperts in West Germany -- Chapter 4 From Local Roots to National Prominence The Struggle over Wyhl -- Chapter 5 Environmentalism as Civil War Brokdorf—and the Consequences -- Chapter 6 The Shock of Chernobyl and the Environmentalist Breakthrough in West Germany -- Chapter 7 Not Immune to Error Chernobyl’s Impact in the GDR -- Chapter 8 Abandoning Nuclear Power—Or Not? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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