Stages of Emergency : Cold War Nuclear Civil Defense /

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Cultural history of the nuclear civil defense excercises in the US, Canada, and the UK, which emphasizes the performative aspect of the staged drills and evacuations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, Tracy C., 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2007.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Zivilschutz
Ost-West-Konflikt
Nuclear warfare.
Civil defense.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
nuclear wars.
Guerre nucleaire.
Protection civile > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Protection civile > Canada > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Civil defense > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Civil defense > Canada > History > 20th century.
Civil defense > United States > History > 20th century.
Grossbritannien
USA
Kanada
United States.
Great Britain.
Canada.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Directing apocalypse
  • Civil defense concepts and planning
  • Rehearsals for nuclear war
  • Act your part: the private citizen on the public stage
  • The psychology of vulnerability
  • Sheltering
  • Get out of town!
  • Communications
  • Acting out injury
  • Covert stages: the "public sector" rehearses in private
  • Crisis play
  • International play
  • Disaster welfare
  • Continuity of government
  • Computer play
  • Afterword: dismantling civil defense
  • Appendix: Cold War and civil defense time line.

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