| Chain Reaction Contributor(s): Balogh, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521372968 ISBN-13: 9780521372961 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $138.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1991 Annotation: Brian Balogh traces a chain reaction by examining the case of commercial nuclear power. For those interested solely in their crucial policy area, the book provides a wealth of new information and insights. The author's extensive research is the first independently to probe into the highly classified internal memoranda of the Atomic Energy Commission. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 363.179 |
| LCCN: 90029093 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.27" W x 9.47" (1.34 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chain Reaction seeks to explain how and why America came to depend so heavily on its experts after World War II, how those experts translated that authority into political clout, and why that authority and political discretion declined in the 1970s. Brian Balogh's pathbreaking research into the internal memoranda of the Atomic Energy Commission substantiates his arguments in impressive historical detail. |