Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany, 1945 to the present /

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Author / Creator:	Augustine, Dolores L., author.
Imprint:	New York : Berghahn Books, 2018. ©2018
Description:	xiii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Protest, culture and society ; Volume 24 Protest, culture and society ; v. 24.
Subject:	Antinuclear movement -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Nuclear power plants -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Nuclear energy -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Protest movements -- Germany -- History -- 20th century. Antinuclear movement. Nuclear energy. Nuclear power plants. Protest movements. Germany. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11768613

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ISBN:	9781785336454 1785336452
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) and index.
Summary:	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, comprised of a broad swath of West Germans and select East German dissidents, 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.
Other form:	Online version: Augustine, Dolores L. Taking on technocracy. New York : Berghahn Books, 2018 9781785339042
Standard no.:	14968187

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Nuclear dreams and radioactive nightmares : popular culture and the quest for nuclear consensus in East and West Germany, 1945-1970
On the brink of disaster? : safety regimes and nuclear accidents in the two Germanys
Dissenting voices : the emergence of counterexperts in West Germany
From local roots to national prominence : the struggle over Wyhl
Environmentalism as civil war : Brokdorf--and the consequences
The shock of Chernobyl and the environmentalist breakthrough in West Germany
Not immune to error : Chernobyl's impact in the GDR
Abandoning nuclear power--or not?
Conclusion.

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