Rethinking the American Antinuclear Movement provides a short, accessible overview of this important social and political movement, highlighting key events and figures, the strengths and weaknesses of the activists, and its lasting effects on the country.

Table of Contents

• Editor's Series Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Making and Questioning the Bomb, 1933 to 1945
• Chapter 2: The Cold War and Challenges to the Bomb, 1945 to 1949
• Chapter 3: A Bigger Bomb and a Bigger Movement, 1950 to 1960
• Chapter 4: Women Transform the Movement, 1960 to 1963
• Chapter 5: Antinuclear Evolution and Diffusion, 1963 to 1980
• Chapter 6: The Antinuclear Uprising, 1980 to 1985
• Chapter 7: The End of the Cold War and the Fate of Nuclear Protest, 1985 to the Present
• Further Reading