The Myths of August - 9780813525464
Un libro in lingua di Udall Stewart L. edito da Rutgers Univ Pr, 1998
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This timely and important book. Stewart Udall describes how since the end of World War II a small cleared elite group of nuclear scientists and bureaucrats has used the cloak of secrecy to limit public and Congressional oversight of America’s nuclear policies. The tragic results, such as nuclear testing on unwitting Americans, are only now receiving public attention.The Myths of August makes a persuasive argument that excessive government secrecy erodes the foundation of a democratic society.Senator Dale Bumpers
[This] is a book about lies the kind of lies we tell ourselves to evade or obscure the truth of what we do or of who we are, the kind of lies we tell others to hide the same truths. Only here the we is the government of the United States, and the lies have to do with the machinery of deception that once kept this nation in thrall to an idea so fundamentally wrongheaded as to cross the line that separates stupidity from insanity . . . Udall gives us a solid grasp of the historical context in which the ghastly drama played itself out. He also attempts to analyze the ethical dimensions of our betrayal . . . And make no mistake: It was betrayal.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Myths of August
- Sottotitolo: A Personal Exploration of Our Tragic Cold War Affair With the Atom
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Udall Stewart L.
- Editore: Rutgers Univ Pr
- Collana: Rutgers Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Marzo '98
- Genere: POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Nuclear weapons United States History Cold War
- Pagine: 399
- Peso gr: 679
- Dimensioni mm: 234 x 158 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0813525462
- EAN-13: 9780813525464