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International Dimensions of Anti-Nuclear Activism
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Peterson, CP and Harvey, K and Knoblauch, WM, International Dimensions of Anti-Nuclear Activism, The Oxford Handbook of Peace History, Oxford University Press, CF Howlett, CP Peterson, D Buffton, and DL Hostetter (ed), United Kingdom ISBN 9780197549087 (2022) [Research Book Chapter]
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DOI: doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197549087.013.32
Abstract
This chapter explores how opposition to nuclear weapons has evolved since 1945. Looking at local, national, and international efforts of anti-nuclear activists, it investigates the various ways civil society has lobbied, educated, and protested as they advocated solutions to the dangers of the development, testing, and potential use of nuclear weapons. This is a history rooted in the national and international politics of the Cold War; yet the impact of nuclear weapons extends to the present. Canvassing national and transnational activism in the United States, western Europe, India, New Zealand, and Australia, this chapter considers how individuals, organizations, and campaigns engaged in various forms of activism as they sought different solutions to the dangers of nuclear weapons. It looks at how campaigners explored the political, diplomatic, military, economic, technological, and social influences that shape how nuclear weapons have been perceived around the world, and how solutions to their control have been campaigned for, dissected, and abandoned. Over time, individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds have explored how to confront the world’s nuclear powers; largely, thus far, most have been unable to dismantle our nuclear arsenals.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | nuclear weapons, peace movement, protest, activism |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
UTAS Author: | Harvey, K (Dr Kyle Harvey) |
ID Code: | 154673 |
Year Published: | 2022 |
Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
Deposited On: | 2022-12-21 |
Last Modified: | 2023-03-10 |
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