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Technologies of Power
This collection explores how technologies become forms of power, how people embed their authority in technological systems, and how the machines and the knowledge that make up …
ADHD in Adulthood
How does ADHD manifest itself in adult life? In general, the authors write, hyperactivity tends to diminish with age, impulsivity changes quality, and attention problems remain the …
Being Nuclear
The hidden history of African uranium and what it means-for a state, an object, an industry, a workplace-to be "e;nuclear."e;Uranium from Africa has long been a major …
The Radiance of France
How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance," which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.In the aftermath …
Entangled Geographies
Investigations into how technologies became peculiar forms of politics in an expanded geography of the Cold War.The Cold War was not simply a duel of superpowers. It took place not …
Radiance of France
How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "e;radiance,"e; which also means "e;radiation"e; in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere …
Being Nuclear
The hidden history of African uranium and what it means-for a state, an object, an industry, a workplace-to be "nuclear."Uranium from Africa has long been a major source of fuel …
Modernization as Spectacle in Africa
For postcolonial Africa, modernization was seen as a necessary outcome of the struggle for independence and as crucial to the success of its newly established states. Since then, …
Residual Governance
In Residual Governance, Gabrielle Hecht dives into the wastes of gold and uranium mining in South Africa to explore how communities, experts, and artists fight for infrastructural …
ADHD in Adulthood
How does ADHD manifest itself in adult life? In general, the authors write, hyperactivity tends to diminish with age, impulsivity changes quality, and attention problems remain the …
Technologies of Power
This collection explores how technologies become forms of power, how people embed their authority in technological systems, and how the machines and the knowledge that make up …
Nuclear Culture Source Book
The Nuclear Culture Source Book serves as an excellent resource and introduction to nuclear culture as one of the most prominent themes within contemporary art and society, …