 Paperback edition | |
| Author | Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell, Rory O'Connor |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nukespeak: Nuclear Language, Visions, and Mindset |
| Language | English |
| Subject | language and nuclear weapons and nuclear power |
| Published | 1982 |
| Publisher | Penguin (paperback) Sierra Club Books (hardback) |
| Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 282 |
| Awards | National Council of Teachers of English 1982 "George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language " |
| ISBN | 9780140066845 |
Nukespeak: Nuclear Language, Visions and Mindset is a 1982 book by Stephen Hilgartner, Richard C. Bell and Rory O'Connor. This book is a concise history of nuclear weapons and nuclear power in the United States, with special emphasis on the language of the "nuclear mindset".
The National Council of Teachers of English gave the book's authors an Orwell Award in 1982.
See also
References
- "BOOKS OF THE TIMES (Published 1982)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-10-14.
- Gerald H. Clarfield and William M. Wiecek (1984). Nuclear America: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States 1940-1980, Harper & Row, New York, p. 471.
- "Past Recipients of the NCTE Orwell Award" (PDF). National Council of Teachers of English. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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