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

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.

Author: Dick Van Lente
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/31/2012
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230340909

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2013

About the Author
DICK VAN LENTE is an Associate Professor of History at Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.