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Archaeology of Science
atomic tourism
Author_Todd A. Hanson
Bikini Atoll
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Cold War
Conflict Archaeology
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site preservation
Soviet Missile Crisis
the Nevada Test Site
Product details
- ISBN 9780813062839
- Weight: 418g
- Dimensions: 151 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Jul 2016
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Cold War remains one of the twentieth century’s defining events, possessing broad political, social, and material implications that continue to have impact. In this book, Todd Hanson presents nine case studies of archaeological investigations conducted at famous—and some not so famous—historic American Cold War sites, including Bikini Atoll, the Nevada Test Site, and the Cuban sites of the Soviet Missile Crisis.
By examining nuclear weapons test sites, missile silos, submarine bases, fallout shelters, and more, Hanson illustrates how archaeology can help strip away myths, secrets, and political rhetoric to better inform our understanding of the conflict’s formative role in the making of the contemporary American landscape. Addressing modern ramifications of the Cold War, Hanson also looks at the preservation of atomic heritage sites, the atomic tourism phenomenon, and the struggles of atomic veterans.
By examining nuclear weapons test sites, missile silos, submarine bases, fallout shelters, and more, Hanson illustrates how archaeology can help strip away myths, secrets, and political rhetoric to better inform our understanding of the conflict’s formative role in the making of the contemporary American landscape. Addressing modern ramifications of the Cold War, Hanson also looks at the preservation of atomic heritage sites, the atomic tourism phenomenon, and the struggles of atomic veterans.
Todd A. Hanson is an anthropologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA.
