| Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959 2013 Edition Contributor(s): Gorry, J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349462659 ISBN-13: 9781349462650 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare - History | World - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 261.873 |
| Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 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. |