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Downwind : a people's history of the nuclear West

Title
Downwind : a people's history of the nuclear West / Sarah Alisabeth Fox.
Author
Fox, Sarah Alisabeth, 1981-
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

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Description
xiii, 285 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
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."--From publisher description.
Alternative Title
People's history of the nuclear West
Subject
  • Nuclear weapons testing victims > West (U.S.)
  • Nuclear weapons > West (U.S.) > Testing > History
  • Nuclear weapons > Testing > Health aspects
  • Radioactive fallout > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
  • Radiation > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
  • Uranium mines and mining > Health aspects > West (U.S.)
  • Uranium miners > Health and hygiene > West (U.S.)
  • Nuclear weapons > Testing
  • Nuclear weapons testing victims
  • Radiation > Health aspects
  • Radioactive fallout > Health aspects
  • Uranium miners > Health and hygiene
  • Uranium mines and mining > Health aspects
  • United States, West
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
Contents
Living under the cloud -- Unearthing yellow monsters -- Home on the range -- Locally grown -- Writing down names -- Critical mass -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 15-5792
ISBN
  • 9780803255371 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0803255373 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780803269507 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780803269514 (mobi) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9780803269491 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • 2014023111
  • 40024181831
OCLC
877370460
Author
Fox, Sarah Alisabeth, 1981-
Title
Downwind : a people's history of the nuclear West / Sarah Alisabeth Fox.
Publisher
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40024181831
Research Call Number
JFE 15-5792
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