The nuclear peninsula / Françoise Zonabend ; translated from the French by J.A. Underwood.
The nuclear peninsula / Françoise Zonabend ; translated from the French by J.A. Underwood.
The nuclear peninsula / Françoise Zonabend ; translated from the French by J.A. Underwood.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme, 1993.
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Date
1993.
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N333.7924094/4
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English
French
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xii, 138 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preface: Once there was a landscape... -- Introduction: Talking nuclear -- Pt. I. Nuclear landscapes. 1. La Hague or the nuclear zone. 2. The nuclear setting. 3. The politics of nuclear power -- Pt. II. The nuclear people. 4. The nuclear site: an inventory of fixtures. 5. Learning the nuclear ropes....
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press ; Paris : Editions de la maison des sciences de l'homme, 1993.
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England
Date Published
1993.
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A quiet French country district is the site of a nuclear waste processing plant. Francoise Zonabend describes the ways in which those working in the plant, and living nearby, come to terms with the risks in their daily lives. She provides a superb sociology of the nuclear workplace, with its divisions and hierarchies, and explains the often unexpec...
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The nuclear peninsula / Françoise Zonabend ; translated from the French by J.A. Underwood.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-135) and index.
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N333.7924094/4
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74VKqxk5VGkA
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2735104788 (France only)
9780521413213
0521413214
9782735104789 (France only)
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333.7924094421
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991020417889702626
