The Age of Hiroshima

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A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legacies On August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city's destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also shaped how we think about war and peace, the past and

Michael D. Gordin is the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Princeton University. His books include Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War (Princeton). G. John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton and a Global Eminence Scholar at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. His books include Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order (Princeton).

"[An] outstanding collection of essays presenting new perspectives on the historical and cultural significance, both then and now, of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on the 75th anniversary of the attack."---M. D. Ericson, Choice "An impressive achievement: a stimulating array of essays from a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, including diplomatic history and international relations, political theory, and science and technology studies. "---James Cameron, International Journal of Military History and Historiography