Hiroshima and Here

Reflections on Australian Atomic Culture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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This study provides a cultural history of Nuclear Age Australia. The author examines the country’s role as a weapons testing site, its ambition to join the postwar nuclear club of nations, the heated controversies surrounding uranium mining and nuclear power, and the rich complexity of Australian cultural response to the fact and possibility of atomic destruction.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-09-02
Mått161 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor244
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498587594

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Australiens och Oceaniens historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Introduction: Exile on Uranium Street Part I: The AftermathChapter 1: Hiroshima around the Corner: Payback and Portent Chapter 2: Going to Ground Zero: Australians in Occupied Japan Part II: Australia's Place in the Nuclear EmpireChapter 3: Our Atomic Home: the 1950s Chapter 4: The Nuclear Blues: Since the 1960s Part III: Commemoration and ProphecyChapter 5: Hiroshima Revisited: Remembering and Representing “the Bomb” Chapter 6: Doom Town: Imagining the Nuclear Destruction of Australian Cities Conclusion: Apocalypse, and Other Ends

When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, it awakened many Australians to the realization that what had occurred in Japan could happen at home. Gerster has produced an engaging, informative account of the effect of atomic warfare and nuclear power on Australian culture. Gerster particularly emphasizes topical Australian creative and documentary works, beginning in 1945 with reports from the postwar Australian forces in occupied Japan and continuing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two recurring themes are the long-lasting concern over nuclear destruction held by many Australians and the precarious, frequently dismissive attitude of various authorities toward the effect of uranium mining and nuclear testing on indigenous peoples. Well documented, the book relies on a wide range of primary and secondary sources, plus the author’s personal experiences while visiting sites in Japan, Australia, and the US. Readers who want to explore any individual theme in depth can turn to the references to relevant articles, books, films, and other media throughout the text. This book will be a welcome resource for classes or programs focusing on nuclear-age cultural studies. Highly recommended.