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Prescription for survival : a doctor's journey to end nuclear madness
- Title
- Prescription for survival : a doctor's journey to end nuclear madness / Bernard Lown.
- Author
- Lown, B. (Bernard)
- Publication
- San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RA648.3 .L68 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 436 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
- Series Statement
- A BK currents book
- Uniform Title
- BK currents book
- Subject
- Lown, B
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War > History
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- Nuclear warfare > Health aspects
- Nuclear warfare > Environmental aspects
- Nuclear disarmament
- Cold War
- Nuclear Warfare > history
- History, 20th Century
- Diplomatic relations
- United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
- Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
- USSR
- United States
- Soviet Union
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-423) and index.
- Contents
- The final epidemic -- Early Russian connections -- The sudden cardiac death task force : US-Soviet collaboration -- The friendship strategy : building trust to sustain life -- "For your six-month-old grandson" -- "You can't trust the Russians" : a fragile alliance in Geneva -- "Doctors of the world, unite!" -- "More sweat, less blood" -- Cambridge, England : the military brass came marching in -- We dominate Soviet TV for one hour -- The Catholic church defends my left flank -- "Pay attention to Gorbachev!" "But who is he?" -- A nuclear game of chicken : Reagan leads the Cold War -- Message for tomorrow : the Third Congress, Amsterdam -- Brinkmanship : KAL Flight 007 shot down -- Andropov's message in a time of crisis -- The year without a summer : nuclear winter -- "No arsonist will be invited!" -- Endless daylight in Helsinki -- Mothers fight back -- "No peace without justice" -- Gorbachev challenges the nuclear status quo -- The medical prescription : no trust required -- The Nobel prize : my mother expected it -- A space traveler's puzzle -- Cooperation, not confrontation : a long conversation with Gorbachev.
- ISBN
- 9781576754825
- 1576754820
- LCCN
- 2008012102
- OCLC
- ocn214934489
- 214934489
- SCSB-1483681
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library