Downwind : a people's history of the nuclear West
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Tuba City Public Library - Non-Fiction
363.73809 F794D
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363.73809 F794D
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LC Subjects
Electronic books.
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Nuclear industry -- Health aspects -- West (U.S.)
Nuclear weapons -- Testing -- Health aspects.
Nuclear weapons testing victims -- West (U.S.)
Radiation -- Health aspects -- West (U.S.)
Uranium miners -- Health and hygiene -- West (U.S.)
Uranium mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Nuclear industry -- Health aspects -- West (U.S.)
Nuclear weapons -- Testing -- Health aspects.
Nuclear weapons testing victims -- West (U.S.)
Radiation -- Health aspects -- West (U.S.)
Uranium miners -- Health and hygiene -- West (U.S.)
Uranium mines and mining -- Health aspects -- Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
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Book
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language
English
UPC
ebc1780101
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
An unflinching tale that reveals the intentional disregard for human and animal life through nuclear testing by the federal government and uranium extraction by mining corporations during and after the Cold War. Sarah Alisabeth Fox highlights the personal cost of nuclear testing and uranium extraction in the American West through extensive interviews with "downwinders," the Native American and non-Native residents of the Great Basin region affected by nuclear environmental contamination and nuclear-testing fallout. These downwinders tell tales of communities ravaged by cancer epidemics, farmers and ranchers economically ruined by massive crop and animal deaths, and Native miners working in dangerous conditions without proper safety equipment so that the government could surreptitiously study the effects of radiation on humans. In chilling detail Downwind brings to light the stories and concerns of these groups whose voices have been silenced and marginalized for decades in the name of "patriotism" and "national security."--Publisher description.
Language
English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fox, S. A. (2014). Downwind: a people's history of the nuclear West . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sarah Alisabeth, 1981-. 2014. Downwind: A People's History of the Nuclear West. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sarah Alisabeth, 1981-. Downwind: A People's History of the Nuclear West University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fox, Sarah Alisabeth. Downwind: A People's History of the Nuclear West University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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