| Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Contributor(s): Plokhy, Serhii (Author) |
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ISBN: 1549116320 ISBN-13: 9781549116322 Publisher: Hachette Book Group OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General - Technology & Engineering | Power Resources - Nuclear |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.1" W x 5.7" (0.79 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 1980's |
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| Publisher Description: From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout contaminated half the continent, and thousands fell ill. In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy draws on new sources to tell the dramatic stories of the firefighters, scientists, and soldiers who heroically extinguished the nuclear inferno. He lays bare the flaws of the Soviet nuclear industry, tracing the disaster to the authoritarian character of Communist party rule, the regime's control of scientific information, and its emphasis on economic development over all else. Today, the risk of another Chernobyl looms in the mismanagement of nuclear power in the developing world. A moving and definitive account, Chernobyl is also an urgent call to action. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plokhy, Serhii: - Serhii Plokhy is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. The author of The Gates of Europe and The Man with the Poison Gun, most recently, Plokhy is an award-winning author of numerous books. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. |