The Unfinished Atomic Bomb

The Unfinished Atomic Bomb

by David LoweMonica Braw Peter J. Kuznick and others
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 26/12/2017

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In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely fixed on the same point or perspective. The compilation of this book is significant in this regard, offering Japanese, American, Australian, and European perspectives. In doing so, the essays here represent a complex series of interpretations of the bombing of Hiroshima, and its implications both for history, and for the present day. From Kuznick’s extensive biographical account of the Hiroshima bomb pilot, Paul Tibbets, and contentious questions about the moral and strategic efficacy of dropping the A-bomb and how that has resonated through time, to Jacobs’ reflections on the different ways in which Hiroshima and its memorialization are experienced today, each chapter considers how this moment in time emerges, persistently, in public and cultural consciousness. The discussions here are often difficult, sometimes controversial, and at times oppositional, reflecting the characteristics of A-bomb scholarship more broadly. The aim is to explore the various ways in which Hiroshima is remembered, but also to consider the ongoing legacy and impact of atomic warfare, the reverberations of which remain powerfully felt.

ISBN:
9781498550215
9781498550215
Category:
Asian history
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
26-12-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Cassandra Atherton

Cassandra Atherton is a widely anthologised prose poet and an expert on prose poetry. She was a Visiting Scholar in English at Harvard University and a Visiting Fellow at Sophia University, Tokyo. She is the recipient of national and international research grants and awards and has judged numerous poetry awards including the Victorian Premier's Prize for Poetry, the joanne burns award and the Lord Mayor's Prize for Poetry.

Cassandra's books of prose poetry include Exhumed (2015), Trace (2015), Pre-Raphaelite (2018) and Leftovers (2020). She is an Associate Professor of Writing and Literature at Deakin University and commissioning editor for Westerly magazine, Axon- Creative Explorations journal and series editor for publisher Spineless Wonders.

David Lowe

David Lowe is Chair of Contemporary History at Deakin University and co-founder of the Australian Policy and History Network. Recent books include (with Carola Lentz) Remembering Independence, Routledge, 2018 and (edited, with Cassandra Atherton and Alyson Miller) The Unfinished Atomic Bomb, Rowman and Littlefield, 2018.

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