Nuclear Legacies Communication, Controversy, and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex

, by Taylor, Bryan C.; Kinsella, William J.; Depoe, Stephen P.; Metzler, Maribeth S.; Hamilton, Jennifer Duffield; Krupar, Jason N.; McNamara, Laura A.; Morgan, Eric L.; Mullen, Jay; Peterson, Tarla Rai

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ISBN: 9780739119044 | 0739119044
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/13/2007

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Over the past two decades, citizens, organizations, and governments have passionately debated the nature of the consequences of nuclear production, and how they should be managed. This volume focuses on the role of communication in shaping--and potentially resolving--the conflicts that emerge during these debates.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Linking Nuclear Legacies and Communication Studies	p. 1
The Discourse of Officials and Stakeholders of Nuclear Weapons Production
Convergence and Divergence in the Public Dialogue on Nuclear Weapons Cleanup	p. 41
Becoming Hanford Downwinders: Producing Community and Challenging Discursive Containment	p. 73
Regional Communication and Sense of Place Surrounding the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant	p. 109
Organizing the Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Weapons Production
Cold War Triumphant: The Rhetorical Uses of History, Memory, and Heritage Preservation within the Department of Energy's Nuclear Weapons Complex	p. 135
Truth Is Generated Here: Knowledge Loss and the Production of Nuclear Confidence in the Post-Cold War Era	p. 167
(Forever) At Work in the Fields of the Bomb: Images of Long-Term Stewardship in Post-Cold War Nuclear Discourse	p. 199
Critical Response
Response: Nuclear Legacies and Opportunities for Politically and Ethically Engaged Communication Scholarship	p. 237
Index	p. 255
About the Contributors	p. 265
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Nuclear Legacies Communication, Controversy, and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex

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