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Michael Mehta's book Nuclear Power and Public Protest in Canada is a timely and excellent contribution to the role of social movements in shaping risk debates and influencing the trajectory of a technology. Following a strong narrative line, Mehta maps the story of how a small NGO battled a major nuclear power generating station and the Atomic Energy Control Board. The highly readable story is set against the context of risk assessment and public policy. It is rich case studies like this that allow us to probe into, and better understand, the details of the challenges posed by technology in a risk society.--Einsiedel, Edna F.

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Michael D. Mehta is an associate professor of Sociology and director of the Sociology of Biotechnology Program and the Social Research Unit at the University of Saskatchewan.

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