{"product_id":"the-bomb-in-the-wilderness-photography-and-the-nuclear-era-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774863889","title":"The Bomb in the Wilderness; Photography and the Nuclear Era in Canada (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774863889","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bomb in the Wilderness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhotography and the Nuclear Era in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn O'Brian (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774863889\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e244 pages, 124 photos, 20 in colour\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 19.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.72 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eO'Brian's history of Canada's involvement in the nuclear story forms an eye-opening reminder that, however we perceive the world, our individual view is never the whole picture. - Peter M. Sramek, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Art (Photography), OCAD University (University of Toronto Quarterly) \u003cp\u003eArt historian O'Brian has brought together all his powers of observation and perception to help us rethink how we view the history and the mystery of the bomb.\u003c\/p\u003e - Ron Verzuh, author of Codename Project 9: How a Small British Columbia City Helped Create the Atomic Bomb (The Ormsby Review) Employing an accessible yet scholarly approach, O'Brian does scholars of environmental, nuclear, and Cold War-era visual culture a great service as he brings together images and ideas in an interconnected web of analysis that complicates the chronological narrative of events, [showing] us that photography may either alert us to nuclear risk or numb us to its dangers. - Karla McManus, University of Regina (BC Studies)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographs link the nuclear past and nuclear present, shaping the public's perception of events. What can they reveal about Canada's nuclear footprint?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bomb in the Wilderness\u003c\/em\u003e contends that photography is central to how we have represented, interpreted, and remembered nuclear activities since 1945. During the Second World War, Canada was a member of the Manhattan Project, the consortium that developed the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The impact and global reach of Canada's nuclear programs has been felt ever since. But do photographs alert viewers to nuclear threat, numb them to its dangers, or by some strange calculus accomplish both?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn O'Brian's wide-ranging and personal account of the nuclear era presents and discusses more than a hundred photographs, ranging from military images to the atomic ephemera of consumer culture. We need this fascinating analysis, to ensure that we do not look away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: Radioactive Footprints\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Still Photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Nuclear Industry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Chalk River\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Cold War Defence\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Cloud Shadows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Atomic Soldiers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Mass Protest\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Camera Targets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Deadpan Pictures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAtomic Timeline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes, Selected Bibliography, Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531136889112,"sku":"9780774863889","price":22.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bomb-in-the-wilderness-photography-and-the-nuclear-era-in-canada-paperback-softback-9780774863889","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}