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OverviewThis book looks at how misguided ideological beliefs undercut American attempts to contain atomic weapons. After World War II, an atomic hierarchy emerged in the non-communist world. Washington was at the top, followed over time by its NATO allies and then Israel, with the postcolonial world completely shut out. An Indian diplomat called the system 'nuclear apartheid'. Drawing on recently declassified sources from U.S. and international archives, Shane J. Maddock offers the first full-length study of nuclear apartheid, casting a spotlight on an ideological outlook that nurtured atomic inequality and established the United States - in its own mind - as the most legitimate nuclear power. Beginning with the discovery of fission in 1939 and ending with George W. Bush's nuclear policy and his preoccupation with the 'axis of evil', Maddock uncovers the deeply ideological underpinnings of U.S. nuclear policy - an ideology based on American exceptionalism, irrational faith in the power of technology, and racial and gender stereotypes. The unintended result of the nuclear exclusion of nations such as North Korea, Pakistan, and Iran is, increasingly, rebellion. Here is an illuminating look at how an American nuclear policy based on misguided ideological beliefs has unintentionally paved the way for an international 'wild west' of nuclear development, dramatically undercutting the goal of nuclear containment and diminishing U.S. influence in the world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shane J. MaddockPublisher: The University of North Carolina Press Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.748kg ISBN: 9780807833551ISBN 10: 080783355 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 30 March 2010 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsA book that deserves a high place in the literature on the history of the nuclear arms race. . . . Highly recommended.--Choice <p/> Maddock's research is impressive and thorough. <br>- International Studies Review Maddock's research is impressive and thorough. - International Studies Review A detailed and thoughtful study. <br>- Diplomacy & Statecraft Author InformationSHANE J. MADDOCK is professor of history at Stonehill College. He is coauthor of American Foreign Relations: A History and editor of The Nuclear Age. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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