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Hecht, Gabrielle.
The radiance of France : nuclear power and national identity after
World War II/Gabrielle Hecht; foreword by Michel Callon and a new
afterword by the author.
p. cm.—(Inside technology)
Originally published: 1998. With new foreword and afterword.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-262-58281-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Nuclear engineering—France—History. 2. Nuclear engineering—Social
aspects—France. 3. Nationalism and technology—France. 4. National
characteristics, French. I. Title.
TK9071.H43 2009
621.480944—dc22
2009005929
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