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Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

bySerhii Plokhy

Serhii Plokhy uses Chernobyl to investigate the History of a Nuclear Catastrophe through a carefully framed historical account. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and technology & engineering. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

Basic Books

Publication date

Mar 10, 2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

432

ISBN

9781541617070