| Description |
xxiii, 414 pages ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"Terminally unserious" : ideologies and oppressions of nuclear weapons -- Rage against the bomb : a brief history of antinuclear efforts -- Reclaiming our time : changing discourse, changing minds -- Karaoke and campaigning : building a case and a community -- Revitalizing a movement -- From deterrence to disarmament : how the humanitarian initiative disrupted the nuclear weapon orthodoxy -- Courage, my love : how nuclear-free states fought for the ban -- Getting our ban on, part one : the what -- Getting our ban on, part two : the how. |
| Summary |
"After decades of campaigning, with the help of activists and diplomats, in 2017 the United Nations in New York signed the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty. This book covers the story of their collective activism-a story of courage and hope, as well as lessons learned, that will inform and inspire others working for social justice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2017 July 7)
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Nuclear arms control -- Citizen participation.
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Nuclear arms control -- Citizen participation.
(OCoLC)fst01039882
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Acheson, Ray, 1982- Banning the bomb, smashing the patriarchy Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2021. 9781786614919 (DLC) 2020055337 |
| ISBN |
9781786614896 hardcover |
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1786614898 hardcover |
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9781786614902 paperback |
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1786614901 paperback |
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9781786614919 electronic publication |
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