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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Anti-Nuclear Movement: The Voice of Conscience
Dario Fazzi
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Description for Eleanor Roosevelt and the Anti-Nuclear Movement: The Voice of Conscience
Hardback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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. She strove to educate the general public about the implications of the nuclear arms race and, in doing so, she became for many a trustworthy anti-nuclear leader and a reliable voice of conscience.
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. She strove to educate the general public about the implications of the nuclear arms race and, in doing so, she became for many a trustworthy anti-nuclear leader and a reliable voice of conscience.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Condition
New
Series
The World of the Roosevelt's
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319321813
SKU
V9783319321813
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Dario Fazzi
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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