Eleanor Roosevelt and the Anti-Nuclear Movement

The Voice of Conscience

AvDario Fazzi

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Del i serien World of the Roosevelts

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This book explores Eleanor Roosevelt’s involvement in the global campaign for nuclear disarmament. Based on an extensive multi-archival research, it assesses her overall contribution to the global anti-nuclear campaign of the early cold war and shows how she constantly tried to raise awareness of the real hazards of nuclear testing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-12-28
Mått:148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:World of the Roosevelts
Antal sidor:202
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319321813

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Dario Fazzi works as researcher at the Roosevelt Study Center (RSC) in Middelburg, the Netherlands, and has been visiting professor at several Dutch, Belgian, and Italian universities. He has published articles on nuclear historiography, American and European anti-nuclear protests, and transatlantic movements. He has also been project assistant for the Leiden University Rooseveltian Century MOOC.

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.Introduction.-.Chapter 1 – An Exceptional Pacifist.-.Chapter 2 – Entering the Atomic Era.-.Chapter 3 – Demystifying Nuclear Deterrence.-.Chapter 4 – Personal Commitment and Direct Involvement.-.Chapter 5 – An Agenda for Disarmament.-.Chapter 6 – Knowledge Is the Power, Education Is the Key.-.Conclusion.