Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: New International Relations
Global Political Thought During the Thermonuclear Revolution
Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 408 g
Reihe: New International Relations
ISBN: 978-0-415-74799-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
Returning to the decade of deep, thermonuclear anxiety inaugurated in the early 1950s, the authors focus on four creative intellectuals – Günther Anders, John H. Herz, Lewis Mumford and Bertrand Russell – whose work they reclaim under the label of ‘nuclear realism’. This book brings out an important, oppositional and resolutely global strand of political thought that combines realist insights about nuclear weapons with radical proposals for social and political transformation as the only escape from a profoundly endangered planet.
Nuclear Realism is a highly original and provocative study that will be of great use to advanced undergraduates, graduates and scholars of political theory, International Relations and Cold War history.
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Introduction 1. The Atomic Bomb and the New Knowledge Economy 2. Limits of War and Rationality in the Thermonuclear Age 3. Security and Liberty 4. Technology and Ecology 5. Reimagining the Future. Conclusion