By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age

Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural...
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Author: Paul Boyer
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By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age by Boyer, Paul

By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age

BD$106.99

By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age

BD$106.99
Author: Paul Boyer
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural 'fallout' in America during the early years of the atomic age. Paul Boyer argues that the major aspects of the long-running debates about nuclear armament and disarmament developed and took shape soon after the bombing of Hiroshima.

The book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls, radio programs, movies, literature, song lyrics, slang, and interviews with leading opinion-makers of the time. Through these materials, Boyer shows the surprising and profoundly disturbing ways in which the bomb quickly and totally penetrated the fabric of American life, from the chillingly prophetic forecasts of observers like Lewis Mumford to the Hollywood starlet who launched her career as the 'anatomic bomb.'

In a new preface, Boyer discusses recent changes in nuclear politics and attitudes toward the nuclear age.



Author: Paul Boyer
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 09/30/1994
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.62lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.19w x 1.37d
ISBN: 9780807844809

About the Author
Boyer, Paul: - Paul Boyer is Merle Curti Professor of History and director of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His books include When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture.

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