| South Asian Cultures of the Bomb: Atomic Publics and the State in India and Pakistan Contributor(s): Abraham, Itty (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253220327 ISBN-13: 9780253220325 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: Culture, state power, and the nuclear complex in South Asia |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Modern - 20th Century - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 2008031607 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.38" W x 9.28" (0.82 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since their founding as independent nations, nuclear issues have been key elements of nationalism and the public sphere in both India and Pakistan. Yet the relationship between nuclear arms and civil society in the region is seldom taken into account in conventional security studies. These original and provocative essays examine the political and ideological components of national drives to possess and test nuclear weapons. Equal coverage for comparable issues in each country frames the volume as a genuine dialogue across this contested boundary. |