Critical Masses: Citizens, Nuclear Weapons Production, and Environmental Destruction in the United States and Russia (American and Comparative Environmental Policy)

Whiteley, John M.,Pierce, John C.,Lovrich, Nicholas,Garb, Paula,Dalton, Russell J.

ISBN 10: 0262541033 / ISBN 13: 9780262541039

Edité par The MIT Press, 1999

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• Titre: Critical Masses: Citizens, Nuclear Weapons Production, and Environmental Destruction in the United States and Russia (American and Comparative Environmental Policy)
• Éditeur: The MIT Press
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0262541033
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780262541039
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: Good

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Synopsis

This book investigates how citizens in the United States and Russia have used the democratic process to force their governments to address the horrendous environmental damage caused by the nuclear arms race. It is the first in-depth comparative study of environmental activism and democracy in the two countries. Critical Masses focuses on two crucial areas—the Hanford Reservation in Washington State and the Mayak Complex in Russia—that were at the heart of their nations' nuclear weapons programs, examining how the surrounding communities were affected. It explores nuclear weapons production, how both governments concealed environmental and health dangers from people living nearby, and how Russian and American citizens think about environmental issues. And it provides insights into the process of democratization in Russia and the limits of democracy in the United States, as well as the development of nuclear policy in the post-Cold War era.

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Russell J. Dalton is Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Paula Garb is Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.

Nicholas P. Lovrich is Professor of Political Science at Washington State University.

John C. Pierce is Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

John M. Whiteley is Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine. He is the coauthor of Critical Masses: Citizens, Nuclear Weapons Production, and Environmental Destruction in the United States and Russia (MIT Press, 1999).