Nuclear Rites: A Weapons Laboratory at the End of the Cold War - Hugh Gusterson - Books - University of California Press - 9780520213739 - November 29, 1996
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Nuclear Rites: A Weapons Laboratory at the End of the Cold War

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Based on fieldwork at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, this book takes the reader inside the top-secret culture of a nuclear weapons lab. Exploring the scientists' world of dark humor, ritualized secrecy, and disciplined emotions, it uncovers the beliefs and values that animate their work.


392 pages, 9 illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 29, 1996
Original release date 1998
ISBN13 9780520213739
Publishers University of California Press
Pages 392
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 20 mm   ·   557 g

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