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OverviewThis book is the opening volume in the first comprehensive history of the global movement against nuclear weapons. Ranging from the prophetic warning of H. G. Wells in 1913 to the H-Bomb controversy of the 1950s, One World or None tells in a lively fashion the story of the emergence of popular efforts to save humanity from nuclear destruction. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lawrence S. WittnerPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.857kg ISBN: 9780804721417ISBN 10: 0804721416 Pages: 476 Publication Date: 01 September 1993 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'... exhaustively detailed ... the book is a formidable achievement ...'.History Today There is an impressive thoroughness, even-handedness, and global reach in Wittner's work. -- The International History Review Wittner's work demonstrates truly prodigious research. Beyond providing a comprehensive overview of the topic, moreover, the book also provides considerable new information for the debate over the historical significance of the disarmament movement. -- American Historical Review ...Wittner's oustanding book employs massive research into previously secret governmental records and organizational files in an effort to show how concerned and determined citizens throughout the world have altered the course of history. Journal of American History A perceptive account of the effort to control nuclear weapons in the years following World War II. It is the first of three volumes in an ambitious work that tells the story of the struggle to contain the atom more fully than ever before...The best description that exists of efforts to promote disarmament around the globe. -- The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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