The Bomb in the Wilderness: Photography and the Nuclear Era in Canada

by John O'Brian

Ever since the first images of atomic bomb tests, photography and nuclear weapons have been inextricably linked. What can they reveal about Canada's nuclear footprint?
The Bomb in the Wilderness contends that photography is central to how we have represented, interpreted, and remembered nuclear activities since 1945. During World War II, Canada was a member of the Manhattan Project, the consortium that developed the atomic bombs dropped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774863889
• ISBN13: 9780774863889
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.9"