Longing for the Bomb
Oak Ridge and Atomic Nostalgia
By Lindsey A. Freeman
256 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 15 halftones, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-1-4696-2237-8
Published: April 2015 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-1-4696-2238-5
Published: April 2015 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-4579-5
Published: April 2015
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Blending historiography and ethnography, Lindsey Freeman shows how a once-secret city is visibly caught in an uncertain present, no longer what it was historically yet still clinging to the hope of a nuclear future. It is a place where history, memory, and myth compete and conspire to tell the story of America's atomic past and to explain the nuclear present.
About the Author
Lindsey A. Freeman is assistant professor of sociology at Simon Fraser University.
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Reviews
“Freeman skillfully illuminates the lengthy half-lives of the founding generation’s memories in recounting Manhattan Project communities.”--Journal of American History
“Offers one of the clearest examples of how we have learned to see the means of destruction as our salvation.” --Southern Spaces
“Highly recommended.”--Choice
“A substantial contribution to the fields of atomic history, history and memory, and the intersection of social theory and social history.”--Journal of Southern History
"Insightful. . . . Has a serious mission: sifting through Oak Ridge’s myths and pleading for a more progressive vision."--Chapter 16
"A wonderful and unique addition to any collection of Tennessee history, Southern history, Southern culture, World War II, American history, sociology, and military projects, among others."--Tennessee Libraries
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