Belarus: From Soviet Rule to Nuclear Catastrophe

by D. Marples

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333626313
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/24/1996
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	179
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements - Note on Transliteration - Introduction - Soviet Rule: Repression and Urbanization - Language and Culture: National Nihilism? - The Contaminated Zone - Medical Consequences of a Nuclear Disaster - Perestroika and Independence - References - Index