Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Gorry, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137334231 ISBN-13: 9781137334237 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science - Religion | History - History | World - General |
Dewey: 261.873 |
LCCN: 2013048279 |
Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (1.05 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions. |