The Resource Radiation nation : Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s, Natasha Zaretsky
Radiation nation : Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s, Natasha Zaretsky
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- Summary
- "On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in Central Pennsylvania. Radiation Nation tells the story of what happened then and in the following months and years, as residents tried to make sense of the emergency. The near-meltdown occurred at a pivotal moment when the New Deal coalition was unraveling, trust in government was eroding, conservatives were consolidating their power, and the political left was becoming marginalized. Using the accident to explore this turning point, Natasha Zaretsky provides a fresh interpretation of the era by disclosing how atomic and ecological imaginaries shaped the conservative ascendancy. Drawing on the testimony of the men and women who lived in the shadow of the reactor, Radiation Nation shows that the region's citizens, especially its mothers, grew convinced that they had sustained radiological injuries that threatened their reproductive futures. Taking inspiration from the antiwar, environmental, and feminist movements, women at Three Mile Island crafted a homegrown ecological politics that wove together concerns over radiological threats to the body, the struggle over abortion and reproductive rights, and eroding trust in authority. This politics was shaped above all by what Zaretsky calls "biotic nationalism," a new body-centered nationalism that imagined the nation as a living, mortal being and portrayed sickened Americans as evidence of betrayal. The first cultural history of the accident, Radiation Nation reveals the surprising ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism while showing how growing anxieties surrounding bodily illness infused the political realignment of the 1970s in ways that blurred any easy distinction between left and right."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 285 pages
- Contents
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- The culture of dissociation and the rise of the unborn
- The accident and the political transformation of the 1970s
- Creating a community of fate at Three Mile Island
- The second Cold War and the extinction threat
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780231179812
- Label
- Radiation nation : Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s
- Title
- Radiation nation
- Title remainder
- Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s
- Statement of responsibility
- Natasha Zaretsky
- Title variation
- Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s
- Subject
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- Conservatism -- Environmental aspects -- United States
- History
- Nationalism
- trueNationalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear power plants -- Accidents
- trueNuclear power plants -- Accidents
- Political ecology
- 1900-1999
- Politics and government
- Radiation injuries -- Social aspects -- United States
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.)
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) -- Accidents | Social aspects
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981
- Political ecology -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Accidents -- Social aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "On March 28, 1979, the worst nuclear reactor accident in U.S. history occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in Central Pennsylvania. Radiation Nation tells the story of what happened then and in the following months and years, as residents tried to make sense of the emergency. The near-meltdown occurred at a pivotal moment when the New Deal coalition was unraveling, trust in government was eroding, conservatives were consolidating their power, and the political left was becoming marginalized. Using the accident to explore this turning point, Natasha Zaretsky provides a fresh interpretation of the era by disclosing how atomic and ecological imaginaries shaped the conservative ascendancy. Drawing on the testimony of the men and women who lived in the shadow of the reactor, Radiation Nation shows that the region's citizens, especially its mothers, grew convinced that they had sustained radiological injuries that threatened their reproductive futures. Taking inspiration from the antiwar, environmental, and feminist movements, women at Three Mile Island crafted a homegrown ecological politics that wove together concerns over radiological threats to the body, the struggle over abortion and reproductive rights, and eroding trust in authority. This politics was shaped above all by what Zaretsky calls "biotic nationalism," a new body-centered nationalism that imagined the nation as a living, mortal being and portrayed sickened Americans as evidence of betrayal. The first cultural history of the accident, Radiation Nation reveals the surprising ecological dimensions of post-Vietnam conservatism while showing how growing anxieties surrounding bodily illness infused the political realignment of the 1970s in ways that blurred any easy distinction between left and right."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1970-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zaretsky, Natasha
- Dewey number
- 363.17990974818
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E872
- LC item number
- .Z37 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.)
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.)
- United States
- Nuclear power plants
- Radiation injuries
- Political ecology
- Nationalism
- Conservatism
- Accidents
- Nationalism
- Nuclear power plants
- Political ecology
- Politics and government
- United States
- Label
- Radiation nation : Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s, Natasha Zaretsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The culture of dissociation and the rise of the unborn -- The accident and the political transformation of the 1970s -- Creating a community of fate at Three Mile Island -- The second Cold War and the extinction threat -- Conclusion
- Control code
- on1007501139
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231179812
- Lccn
- 2017038412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027852228
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1007501139
- Label
- Radiation nation : Three Mile Island and the political transformation of the 1970s, Natasha Zaretsky
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The culture of dissociation and the rise of the unborn -- The accident and the political transformation of the 1970s -- Creating a community of fate at Three Mile Island -- The second Cold War and the extinction threat -- Conclusion
- Control code
- on1007501139
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xix, 285 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231179812
- Lccn
- 2017038412
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027852228
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1007501139
Subject
- Conservatism -- Environmental aspects -- United States
- History
- Nationalism
- trueNationalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Nuclear power plants -- Accidents
- trueNuclear power plants -- Accidents
- Political ecology
- 1900-1999
- Politics and government
- Radiation injuries -- Social aspects -- United States
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.)
- Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant (Pa.) -- Accidents | Social aspects
- United States
- trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981
- Political ecology -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Accidents -- Social aspects
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