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The Radiance of France: Nuclear Power and National Identity after World War II
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Hecht, Gabrielle.

How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance," which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.

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1 online resource (xxviii, 461 pages) : illustrations, map.
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Technologies of Power: Essays in Honor of Thomas Parke Hughes and Agatha Chip…
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Hughes, Thomas Parke.Hughes, Agatha C.Allen, Michael Thad.Hecht, Gabrielle.

This collection explores how technologies become forms of power, how people embed their authority in technological systems, and how the machines and the knowledge that make up technical systems strengthen or reshape social, political, and cultural power. The authors suggest ways in which a more nuanced investigation of technology's complex history can enrich our understanding of the changing me…

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1 online resource (xx, 339 pages) :illustrations
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Entangled geographies: Empire and technopolitics in the global Cold War
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Hecht, Gabrielle

The Cold War was not simply a duel of superpowers. It took place not just in Washington and Moscow but also in the social and political arenas of geographically far-flung countries emerging from colonial rule. Moreover, Cold War tensions were manifest not only in global political disputes but also in struggles over technology. Technological systems and expertise offered a powerful way to shape …

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9780262295710
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1 online resource (viii, 337 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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The radiance of France :nuclear power and national identity after World War II
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Hecht, Gabrielle.

Originally published: 1998. With new foreword and afterword.How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance," which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

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9780262258890
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1 online resource (xxviii, 461 pages) :illustrations, map.
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