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Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959

[Hardback]

by J. Gorry

    • Author

      J. Gorry

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Palgrave Macmillan

    • Published

      October 2013

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      Cold War Christians and the Spectre of Nuclear Deterrence, 1945-1959

      Today's Price £45.06



      Product Description

      This book offers a new and provocative interpretation of early Cold War history by demonstrating how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war fighting in the years 1945-59. Cold War chroniclers have traditionally placed great emphasis on threats of mutually assured destruction to explain the puzzle of nuclear non-use since 1945. Here nuclear deterrence is conceived as a realm of absolute necessity with no room for morality. More recently the idea of 'nuclear taboo' has generated immense interest by challenging conventional wisdom with a compelling argument regarding the conceptual (normative rather than material) bases of nuclear restraint. These accounts narrate the emergence of a distinctive ethical order with a particular premium placed on the role of (Anglo-American) Christian activists in giving rise to anti-nuclear sentiment at a formative stage 1945-59. Yet such a reading elides or obfuscates the fact that Christians were deeply divided in their imaginings.
      Gorry invites a reassessment of assumptions by offering a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions in the early years of Cold War.

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      • Author

        J. Gorry

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Palgrave Macmillan

      • Published

        October 2013

      • Weight

        414g

      • Page Count

        232

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • ISBN

        9781137334237

      • ISBN-10

        1137334231

      • Eden Code

        4245067

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: J. Gorry

      • ISBN: 9781137334237

      • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

      • Release Date: October 2013

      • Weight: 414g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 15 mm

      • Eden Code: 4245067


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