The Nuclear Age in Popular Media: A Transnational History, 1945-1965

By Dick van Lente

Book Overview

The atomic age was described as one that might soon end in the destruction of human civilization, but from the beginning, utopian images were attached to it as well. This book compares representations of nuclear power in popular media from around the world to to trace divergences, convergences, and exchanges.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349343641
• ISBN13: 9781349343645
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"