In this Book
- Uranium Matters: Central European Uranium in International Politics, 19001960
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Central European University Press
summary
Examines the impact of the Czechoslovak and East German uranium industries on local politics and on societies, particularly in the decade or so after the end of the Second World War. The Erzgebirge – the Ore Mountains – on the border of Czechoslovakia and East Germany of the time, was the oldest uranium mine in the world, whose important resources were badly needed for Stalin's atomic bomb.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-x
- Part 1: Unparalleled Power
- pp. 1-34
- Part 2: The Erzgebirge Region
- pp. 35-60
- Part 4: Wismut AG: a State Within a State
- pp. 159-270
- Concluding Remarks
- pp. 271-274
- Appendix 1
- pp. 275-278
- Appendix 2
- pp. 279-280
- Bibliography
- pp. 283-298
- Name Index
- pp. 299-304
Additional Information
ISBN
9786155211461
Related ISBN(s)
9789639776005
MARC Record
OCLC
870363787
Pages
316
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No