Nuclear Peninsula

Klappentext A quiet French country district is the site of a nuclear waste-processing plant. Francoise Zonabend describes the ways in which those working in the plant, and living nearby, come to terms with the risks in their daily lives. She provides a superb sociology of the nuclear work-place, with its divisions and hierarchies, and explains the often unexpected responses of the workers to the fear of radiation and contamination. The work is described euphemistically in terms of women's tasks - cleaning, cooking, preparing a soup - but the male workers subvert this language to create a more satisfying self-image. They divide workers into the cautious ('rentiers') and the bold ('kamikazes') who relish danger. By analysing work practices and the language of the work-place, the author shows how workers and locals can recognise the possibility of nuclear catastrophe while, at the same time, denying that it could ever happen to them. This is a major contribution to the anthropology of modern life. Zusammenfassung Zonabend describes how those working and living in the vicinity of a French nuclear waste-processing plant reconcile themselves to the possibility of nuclear catastrophe. This is a major contribution to the anthropology of modern life. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface: Once there was a landscape ...; List of abbreviations; Introduction: talking nuclear; Part I. Nuclear Landscapes: 1. La Hague or the nuclear zone; 2. The nuclear setting; 3. The politics of nuclear power; Part II. The Nuclear People: 4. The nuclear site: an inventory of fixtures; 5. Learning the nuclear ropes; 6. The nuclear everyday; Conclusion: the ultimate subject - man; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Zonabend Francoise, Fran Oise Zonabend, Fran¿se Zonabend, Francoise Zonabend, Françoise Zonabend, Frangoise Zonabend
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2007
• EAN: 9780521041799
• ISBN: 978-0-521-04179-9
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); France, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Science / Environmental Science, Social and cultural anthropology, Nuclear issues, Energy industries and utilities, Nuclear Power Industries