By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age
by Paul Boyer
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Author: Paul BoyerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-09-30
ISBN: 0807844802
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
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Book Review: An outstanding work of cultural history
Summary: 5 Stars
Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement (Stanford Nuclear Age Series)
In this deftly-written, well-researched, and sometimes amusing book, Paul Boyer -- one of the preeminent historians of U.S. ideas and culture -- has provided a careful examination of the early American response to the atomic bomb. It sets the stage for the ongoing controversy over nuclear weapons among Americans in subsequent decades.
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