Downwind : a people's history of the nuclear West / Sarah Alisabeth Fox.
An unflinching tale that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War. Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclear testing and uranium extracti...
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| Other title: | People's history of the nuclear West. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Nebraska Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | An unflinching tale that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War. Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclear testing and uranium extraction in the American West through extensive interviews with "downwinders," the Native American and non-Native residents of the Great Basin region affected by nuclear environmental contamination and nuclear-testing fallout. These downwinders tell tales of communities ravaged by cancer epidemics, farmers and ranchers economically ruined by massive crop and animal deaths, and Native miners working in dangerous conditions without proper safety equipment so that the government could surreptitiously study the effects of radiation on humans. In chilling detail Downwind brings to light the stories and concerns of these groups whose voices have been silenced and marginalized for decades in the name of "patriotism" and "national security."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803269491 0803269498 0803269501 9780803269507 080326951X 9780803269514 9781496207661 1496207661 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |