{"product_id":"atomic-collective-magdalena-e-stawkowski-9781487560300","title":"Atomic Collective: Radioactive Life in Kazakhstan","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse, Kazakhstan inherited the remnants of one of the world's most contaminated landscapes: the Semipalatinsk Test Site, known locally as the Polygon. Resigned to dispossession, residents have chosen to remain on the abandoned nuclear test site, despite the isolation and the radioactive environment, rather than face marginalization or the rigors of a neoliberal world. \u003cem\u003eAtomic Collective\u003c\/em\u003e examines this nuclear legacy through a decade-long ethnographic examination of the village of Koian, situated on the border of the test site. Facing residual radiation all around them and isolation, Koianers persist, reshaping their pastoral existence among the ruins and scientific debates surrounding genetic damage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on first-hand accounts and archival research, this book explores the resilience and everyday survival strategies of a community left behind to fend for itself in the shadow of nuclear testing. It offers a unique perspective on life in a nuclear zone and poses fundamental questions about human resilience and the impact of historical events on a collective identity. \u003cem\u003eAtomic Collective\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on a community overlooked in the larger Cold War histories of atomic testing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Magdalena E. Stawkowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487560303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487560300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Magdalena E. Stawkowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825715400959,"sku":"9781487560300","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff88d7f6-5072-472a-a4d3-fb9d9cbc3597.jpg?v=1746073430","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atomic-collective-magdalena-e-stawkowski-9781487560300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}