Prescription for survival : a doctor's journey to end nuclear madness /

Tells the story of how a group of Soviet and American doctors came together to stop nuclear proliferation and ended up winning the Nobel Peace Prize and influencing the course of history. This book also sheds light on what really drove and still drives the nuclear arms race, and the importance of ci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lown, B. (Bernard)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, ©2008.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:BK currents book.
Temas:
Lown, B. > (Bernard)
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War > History.
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Nuclear warfare > Health aspects.
Nuclear warfare > Environmental aspects.
Nuclear disarmament.
Cold War.
Nuclear Warfare > history
History, 20th Century
Guerre nucléaire > Aspect de l'environnement.
Désarmement nucléaire.
Guerre froide.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Diplomatic relations
Nuclear disarmament
Nuclear warfare > Environmental aspects
Nuclear warfare > Health aspects
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
USSR
United States
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Soviet Union
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The final epidemic
  • Early Russian connections
  • The sudden cardiac death task force : US-Soviet collaboration
  • The friendship strategy : building trust to sustain life
  • "For your six-month-old grandson"
  • "You can't trust the Russians" : a fragile alliance in Geneva
  • "Doctors of the world, unite!"
  • "More sweat, less blood"
  • Cambridge, England : the military brass came marching in
  • We dominate Soviet TV for one hour
  • The Catholic church defends my left flank
  • "Pay attention to Gorbachev!" "But who is he?"
  • A nuclear game of chicken : Reagan leads the Cold War
  • Message for tomorrow : the Third Congress, Amsterdam
  • Brinkmanship : KAL Flight 007 shot down
  • Andropov's message in a time of crisis
  • The year without a summer : nuclear winter
  • "No arsonist will be invited!"
  • Endless daylight in Helsinki
  • Mothers fight back
  • "No peace without justice"
  • Gorbachev challenges the nuclear status quo
  • The medical prescription : no trust required
  • The Nobel prize : my mother expected it
  • A space traveler's puzzle
  • Cooperation, not confrontation : a long conversation with Gorbachev.

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