Under the Cap of Invisibility: The Pantex Nuclear Weapons Plant and the Texas Panhandle

Author:   Lucie Genay ,  Alex Hunt
Publisher:   University of New Mexico Press
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Pages:   328
Publication Date:   13 May 2025
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Under the Cap of Invisibility: The Pantex Nuclear Weapons Plant and the Texas Panhandle


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Author:   Lucie Genay ,  Alex Hunt
Publisher:   University of New Mexico Press
Imprint:   University of New Mexico Press
ISBN:  

9780826368126


ISBN 10:   0826368123
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   13 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword Alex Hunt Introduction. The Bomb Factory Chapter One. The Bishop’s Call Chapter Two. The Novelist’s Fascination Chapter Three. The Filmmaker’s Circus Chapter Four. The Patriots’ Pride Chapter Five. The Peaceniks’ Moral Crusade Chapter Six. The Boosters’ Dreams and Fears Chapter Seven. The Farmers’ Fight Chapter Eight. The Environmentalists’ Quest to Learn and Teach Chapter Nine. The Nuclear Workers’ Silence Conclusion. Growth, Bombs, and Water Notes Selected Bibliography

Reviews

""A thoughtful and important addition to the history of the atomic West. . . . It is a reminder that we are still living with the legacy of the Cold War.""--Leisl Carr Childers, author of The Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the Great Basin ""With great insight and a rich narrative, Genay brings the history of Pantex to the fore of scholarship in the history of America's nuclear arsenal and its impact on the American West.""--Ryan H. Edgington, author of Range Wars: The Environmental Contest for White Sands Missile Range


Author Information

Lucie Genay is an associate professor of US civilization in the English and American Studies Department at the University of Limoges, France. She is also the author of Land of Nuclear Enchantment: A New Mexican History of the Nuclear Weapons Industry (UNM Press).

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