{"product_id":"by-the-bombs-early-light-paul-boyer-9780807844809","title":"By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture At the Dawn of the Atomic Age","description":"Originally published in 1985, \u003ci\u003eBy the Bomb's Early Light\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore the cultural 'fallout' in America during the early years of the atomic age. Paul Boyer argues that the major aspects of the long-running debates about nuclear armament and disarmament developed and took shape soon after the bombing of Hiroshima. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls, radio programs, movies, literature, song lyrics, slang, and interviews with leading opinion-makers of the time. Through these materials, Boyer shows the surprising and profoundly disturbing ways in which the bomb quickly and totally penetrated the fabric of American life, from the chillingly prophetic forecasts of observers like Lewis Mumford to the Hollywood starlet who launched her career as the 'anatomic bomb.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a new preface, Boyer discusses recent changes in nuclear politics and attitudes toward the nuclear age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Boyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807844802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807844809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.19w x 1.37d","brand":"Paul Boyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926306554111,"sku":"9780807844809","price":47.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_660bca21-0f30-40b4-ad62-9d71a3833b01.jpg?v=1681082341","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/by-the-bombs-early-light-paul-boyer-9780807844809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}