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In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986 there was a nuclear accident at one of the reactors in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near the city of Pripyat, in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union, creating what many consider to be the worst disaster in the history of nuclear power generation. The accident caused the largest uncontrolled radioactive release into the environment ever recorded. Even after so many years of scientific research and investigations the questions about Chernobyl’s long-term health effects to the general population and environmental impact remain unanswered. To learn more please visit https://world-nuclear.org/

Remembering the Chernobyl disaster, Berghahn would like to bring to your attention a range of relevant nuclear studies titles.

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THE MEANINGS OF A DISASTER
Chernobyl and Its Afterlives in Britain and France
Karena Kalmbach

“Through wide-ranging and careful research, Karena Kalmbach elaborates the many ways in which the Chernobyl accident became a European historical event closely turning around national politics in Great Britain and France. Kalmbach shows the irony of transnational nuclear technologies and nuclear fallout confined in national discourse.” • Kate Brown, MIT

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THE CHERNOBYL EFFECT
Antinuclear Protests and the Molding of Polish Democracy, 1986–1990
Kacper Szulecki, Janusz Waluszko, and Tomasz Borewicz

The 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe was not only a human and ecological disaster, but also a political-ideological one, severely discrediting Soviet governance and galvanizing dissidents in the Eastern Bloc. In the case of Poland, what began as isolated protests against the Soviet nuclear site grew to encompass domestic nuclear projects in general, and in the process spread across the country and attracted new segments of society.

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TAKING ON TECHNOCRACY
Nuclear Power in Germany, 1945 to the Present
Dolores L. Augustine

“Augustine’s broad coverage of the scientific and emotional stakes of nuclear power in both German states amid the Cold War make this a vital read for historians interested in environmentalism and new social movements. Engagingly written, it is accessible to advanced undergraduates as well.” • American Historical Review

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FRANCE, GERMANY, AND NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
Quarrels and Convergences during the Cold War and Beyond
Edited by Nicolas Badalassi and Frédéric Gloriant

Grounded in cutting-edge research and freshly discovered archival sources, France, Germany, and Nuclear Deterrence teases out the paradoxical nuclear interactions between France and Germany from 1954 to the present day.

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THE NUCLEAR CRISIS
The Arms Race, Cold War Anxiety, and the German Peace Movement of the 1980s
Edited by Christoph Becker-Schaum, Philipp Gassert, Wilfried Mausbach, Martin Klimke, and Marianne Zepp

“[This volume consists] of nineteen erudite and informative contributions by an extraordinary series of contributors — making it an unreservedly recommended publication for college and university library Nuclear Weapons & Warfare History, War & Peace, and Political Advocacy collections.” • Midwest Book Review

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Of Related Interest from Berghahn Journals

ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Between ‘Greatness’ and ‘Ignorance’: The Transition to Nuclear Power in Turkey
Sezin Topçu (Vol. 14, Issue 2)

NATURE AND CULTURE

Confronting Nuclear Risks: Counter-Expertise as Politics Within the French Nuclear Energy Debate
Sezin Topçu (Vol. 3, Issue 2)

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Widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist, William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor. Shakespeare’s plays being translated in over 50 languages and performed across the globe for audiences of all ages. Shakespeare was also an actor and the creator of the Globe Theatre, a historical theatre, and company that is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

In recognition of Shakespeare’s birth and death day,  we are delighted to showcase our growing book series, SHAKESPEARE &, exploring Shakespeare and his work outside the lens of traditional literary studies. By intersecting the worlds beyond fiction and poetry with those disciplines outside of literature and drama, this series offers nuanced approaches that reveal a more diverse and complex legacy left by Shakespeare.

Berghahn Journals is also offering FULL ACCESS to Critical Survey* until April 29, 2022! To access, use the code Shakespeare22. View redemption instructions.

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Celebrated yearly on April 18th, the International Day for Monuments and Sites, also known as World Heritage Day, encourages local communities and individuals throughout the world to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives and to promote awareness of its diversity and vulnerability and the efforts required to protect and conserve it. For information on this year’s theme please visit ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) webpage www.icomos.org.

In joining the celebration, Berghahn Books is pleased to offer 25% discount, valid for next 30 days, on relevant Heritage Studies titles. At checkout, simply enter the code IDMS22. Berghahn is also offering FREE access to relevant journals content until April 25, 2022. View the featured content below.

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