| Description |
1 online resource (188 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Recto i verso / John O'Brian -- The postcards -- Catalogue. |
| Summary |
Atomic postcards played an important role in creating and disseminating a public image of nuclear power. Presenting small-scale images of test explosions, power plants, fallout shelters, and long-range missiles, the cards were produced for mass audiences in China, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan and link the multilayered geographies of Atomic Age nationalism and tourism. From the unfailingly cheery slogans - 'Greetings from Los Alamos' - to blithe, handwritten notes and no-irony-intended 'Pray for Peace' postmarks, these postcards mailed from the edge of danger nonetheless maint. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Cold War in mass media.
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Cold War (1945-1989) in mass media. |
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Cold War in popular culture.
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Cold War (1945-1989) in popular culture. |
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Postcards.
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Postcards. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Social aspects.
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Nuclear weapons -- Social aspects. |
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Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Nuclear weapons -- Illustrations.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Subject |
Nuclear warfare -- Social aspects. |
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ART -- Techniques -- Drawing. |
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Electronic books.
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Pictures.
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Pictures.
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| Added Author |
Borsos, Jeremy.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: O'Brian, John, 1944- Atomic postcards. Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Intellect, 2011, ©2011 9781841504315 (OCoLC)670480340 |
| ISBN |
9781841505275 (electronic book) |
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1841505277 (electronic book) |
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9781841504315 |
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1841504319 |
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