{"product_id":"9780141997179-atoms-ashes","title":"Atoms and Ashes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom Bikini Atoll to Fukushima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eHISTORY TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely stunning. a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai Bird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest-selling historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating exploration of the atomic age through the history of six nuclear disasters\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not the worst.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAtoms and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on wide-ranging research and witness testimony, Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis, exploring in depth the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the world increasingly looks to renewable and alternative sources of energy, Plokhy lucidly argues that the atomic risk must be understood in explicit terms, but also that these calamities reveal a fundamental truth about our relationship with nuclear technology: that the thirst for power and energy has always trumped safety and the cost for future generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40960909312097,"sku":"9780141997179","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32317970.jpg?v=1737186521","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141997179-atoms-ashes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}