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Nagasaki : life after nuclear war

Southard, Susan, author

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On August 9th, 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. It killed a third of the population instantly, and the survivors, or hibakusha, would be affected by the life-altering medical conditions caused by the radiation for the rest of their lives. They were also marked with the stigma of their exposure to radiation, and fears of the consequences for their children. Nagasaki follows the previously unknown stories of five survivors and their families, from 1945 to the present day. It captures the full range of pain, fear, bravery, and compassion unleashed by the destruction of a city. Susan Southard has interviewed the hibakusha over many years and her intimate portraits of their lives show the consequences of nuclear war. Nagasaki tells the neglected story of life after nuclear war and will help shape public debate over one of the most controversial wartime acts in history.

• Publisher: Souvenir Press
• Subject: Bombardment of Nagasaki-shi (Japan : 1945) / World War (1939-1945) / 1900-1999 / Atomic bomb victims Japan Biography. / Atomic bomb History 20th century. / World War, 1939-1945 Japan. / Atomic bomb. / Atomic bomb victims. / Social conditions. / Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945. / Nagasaki-shi (Japan) Social conditions 20th century. / Japan. / Japan Nagasaki-shi.
• ISBN: 9780285643826, 0285643827

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
D767.25.N3 S68 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE