EAN: 9780520394117

NUCLEAR GHOST - RYO MORIMOTO KARTONIERT (TB)

Nuclear ghosts dwell among the enlightened elders of Minamisōma-- as the afterlife of atomic
power  as the decay of disaster  as the half life of sociality  and as the dogged persistence
of hope. An ethnographer of rare perception  Morimoto sees it all. This exceptional book
renders this community's experiences with sterling insight and tender clarity. An unforgettable
indispensable debut. --Alondra Nelson  Harold F. Linder Professor  Institute for Advanced Study
Ryo Morimoto's unparalleled  compassionate gaze in Nuclear Ghost brings us deep into the
liminal zone of evacuated  post-cataclysm Minamisōma. Ghosts are many--unseen radioactivity 
lost friends and livelihood  stigma--haunting citizens striving to live beyond victimhood.
Morimoto vividly captures their lifeworld. To understand post-disaster Fukushima  you must read
this book.--Peter Galison  Joseph Pellegrino University Professor  Harvard University Ryo
Morimoto applies an Indigenous studies perspective in this brilliant  must-read work about
disaster's consequences. Insightfully illuminating how science dehumanizes survivors  he
masterfully dignifies Fukushima's residents as they navigate uncertainty and bravely rebuild
their lives.--Valerie Lambert  Choctaw Nation  author of Native Agency: Indians in the Bureau
of Indian Affairs

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