The politics of invisibility public knowledge about radiation health effects after Chernobyl / Olga Kuchinskaya.

Author/creator Kuchinskaya, Olga, 1975-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Descriptionxii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986--Health aspects.
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986--Social aspects.
Communication in medicine--Belarus.
Communication in medicine--Europe, Eastern.
Health risk assessment--Government policy. --Belarus.
Health risk assessment--Government policy. --Europe, Eastern.
Radiation victims--Belarus. --Attitudes.
Radiation victims--Europe, Eastern. --Attitudes.
Health surveys--Belarus.
Health surveys--Europe, Eastern.

SeriesInfrastructures series
Contents Introduction -- Articulating the signs of danger -- The work of living with it -- Waves of Chernobyl invisibility -- Twice invisible -- No clear evidence -- Setting the limits of knowledge -- Conclusion -- Appendix : data and methodology.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 207-223) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013048602
ISBN9780262027694 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0262027690 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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