Death in Life
Author | : Robert Jay Lifton |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807882894 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807882895 |
Rating | : 4/5 (895 Downloads) |
Download or read book Death in Life written by Robert Jay Lifton and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Japan, "hibakusha" means "the people affected by the explosion--specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. In this classic study, winner of the 1969 National Book Award in Science, Lifton studies the psychological effects of the bomb on 90,000 survivors. He sees this analysis as providing a last chance to understand--and be motivated to avoid--nuclear war. This compassionate treatment is a significant contribution to the atomic age.