Mobilising Modernity: The Nuclear MomentDuring the nuclear heyday of the post-war years advocates of atomic power promised cheap electricity and a prosperous future. From the present, however, this promise seems tarnished by accidents, leaks and a lack of public confidence. Mobilising Modernity traces this journey from confidence in technology to the anxieties of the Risk Society questioning a number of conventional wisdoms en route. |
Contents
The nuclear moment | |
Resisting the juggernaut Opposition in the 1950s | |
Accidents will happen | |
Modernitys mobilization stalls | |
The moment of direct action | |
Networking Direct action and collective refusal | |
Conclusions | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Author index | |