A - Z of Nuclear Jargon (Routledge Revivals)

List of contents

Introduction; The A-Z of Nuclear Jargon; Bibliography

About the author

Jonathon Green

Summary

First published in 1986, the purpose of this dictionary is to clarify the technology behind nuclear jargon. The entries deal with all areas of nuclear warfare: its strategies and tactics, personnel and weapons systems, arms control and disarmament talks. The terminology of the nuclear age expands and changes as fast as the weapons and strategies it describes; the dictionary therefore covers a span ranging from the first tentative post-Hiroshima ideas and systems through to the near-fictions of the ‘Star Wars’ initiative. This fascinating reissue will be of particular value to those in need of a comprehensive guide to the vocabulary of nuclear warfare, as well as students of linguistics with a particular interest in slang and jargon.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathon Green
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.08.2013
• EAN: 9780415732666
• ISBN: 978-0-415-73266-6
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Literature: history & criticism, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Dialect, slang & jargon, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Warfare and defence, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Literature: history and criticism, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Spelling & Vocabulary, Dialect, slang and jargon