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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Freedom of Action -- Atomic Earths and State-Making, 1940s-48 -- Radium to Reactors, 1948-53 -- Nuclear Marketplace Opens for Business, 1953-62 -- Plutonium, Power Reactors, and Space Projects, 1962-64 -- The Plowshare Loophole, 1964-70 -- Fractured Worlds, 1970-74 -- Explosion and Fallout, 1974-80s -- Epilogue : The Anti-Dissent Machine. |
| Summary |
"This book is a study of India's nuclear program (1940s-1980s) through its global partnerships with governments and businesses, its close association with the space program, its anti-nonproliferation stance during most of the Cold War, and the intermestic territorial threats that influenced its unique outcomes"- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Nuclear energy -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear energy. |
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India. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear energy -- Government policy. |
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Nuclear weapons -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear weapons -- Government policy. |
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Technology and state -- India -- History -- 20th century.
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Technology and state. |
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India -- Foreign relations -- 1947-1984.
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International relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1947-1984 |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Plowshares and swords |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sarkar, Jayita, 1986- Ploughshares and swords Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501764400 (DLC) 2021054784 |
| ISBN |
9781501764417 (epub) |
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1501764411 |
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9781501764424 (pdf) |
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150176442X |
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9781501764400 (hardcover) |
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