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Belarus : from Soviet rule to nuclear catastrophe / David R. Marples.
Van Pelt Library DK507.73 .M37 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marples, David R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Belarus--History--1917-1991.
- Belarus.
- History.
- Belarus--History--1991-.
- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 179 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 1 map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, [1996]
- Summary:
- "Belarus: From Soviet Rule to Nuclear Catastrophe examines the principal effects of Soviet rule on Belarus as the prelude to a detailed analysis of the medical and social consequences of the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. It places these problems into the contemporary political context and assesses the ability of the newly-independent state to deal with a disaster of such dimensions.
- Contents:
- Soviet Rule: Repression and Urbanization
- Language and Culture: National Nihilism?
- The Contaminated Zone
- Medical Consequences of a Nuclear Disaster
- Perestroika and Independence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312161816
- OCLC:
- 34321487
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