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Alperovitz, Gar was born on May 5, 1936 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Julius and Emily (Bensman) Alperovitz.
('A daring and elaborate work of historical reconstruction...)
'A daring and elaborate work of historical reconstruction.' New York Review of Books 'Since its publication almost everyone who has written about the beginning of the atomic age has praised or denounced the book.' New York Times 'Tightly written and well presented this seminal work is very accessible.' Bob Hulteen, Sojourners (Canada) 'Atomic Diplomacy is a classic account of the use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and its connections with America's confrontation with the Soviet Union. Fifty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is more important than ever that we understand how political and military leaders make decisions about the use of nuclear weapons. Atomic Diplomacy is, therefore a timely book. It is also a very readable book, admirably researched. It should be essential reading for all politicians.' Medicine & War Hailed as a classic on its first publication in the 1960s, Atomic Diplomacy, has now been reissued in a completely revised and expanded edition. Alperovitz provides important new evidence to support the thesis that the primary reason for bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not to end the war in Japan, as was said at the time, but to 'make the Russians more manageable'. Drawing on recently released diaries and records of Truman, Eisenhower and others, Alperovitz reevaluates the assumptions, hesitations and decisions that precipitated the use of atomic weapons and traces how possession of the bomb changed American strategy toward the Soviet Union at the Potsdam Conference and helped to set it on a course that contributed to the swift beginning of the Cold War. Most historians of the period now agree that diplomatic considerations related to the Soviet Union played a major role in the decision to use the bomb. Atomic Diplomacy pioneered this new understanding. Today we still live in Hiroshima's shadow; this path breaking work is timely and urgent reading for anyone interested in the history -- and future -- of peace and war.
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(When pundits refer to the death of community, they are sp...)
When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynicism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and periodic outbursts of small town violence. Making a Place for Community argues that this death of community is being caused by contemporary policies that, if not changed, will continue to foster the decline of community. Increased capital flow between nations is not at the root of the problem, however, increased capital flow within our nation is. Small towns shouldn't have to hope for a prison to open nearby and downtown centers shouldn't sit empty as suburban sparwl encroaches, but they do and it's a result of widely agreed upon public policies.
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(Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the ...)
Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the United States did not need to use the atomic bomb against Japan. Alperovitz criticizes one of the most hotly debated precursory events to the Cold War, an event that was largely responsible for the evolution of post-World War II American politics and culture.
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Vintage Books by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Random House, Inc. The book rest on the works of other historians on the history of American diplomacy. Depends on published memoirs of participants in the events and the unpublished diary of Henry L. Stimson from March to August 1945. On the effect the Atomic had on American diplomacy.
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Alperovitz, Gar was born on May 5, 1936 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Julius and Emily (Bensman) Alperovitz.
Bachelor of Science in History, University Wisconsin, 1958. Master of Arts in Economics, University California at Berkeley, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy, University Cambridge, England, 1964.
Congressional legislation assistant, 1961-1962. Senate legislation director United States Senate staff, 1964-1965. Special assistant Department State, 1965-1966.
Fellow Kings's College, Cambridge (England) University, 1964-1968, Institute Politics Harvard, 1965-1968, Brookings Institution, 1966, Institute Policy Studies, 1968-1969, 89-99. Co-director Cambridge (Massachusetts) Institute, 1968-1971. Director Exploratory Project Economic Alternatives, since 1973.
President National Center Economic and Security Alternatives, since 1978. Guest professor Notre Dame University, 1982-1983. Senior research scientist, department government and politics University Maryland, College Park, 1993-1996, Harrison research professor department government and politics, 1996-1999, principal, Democracy Collaborative, University Maryland, since 1999, Lionel R. Bauman professor political economy, since 1999.
(When pundits refer to the death of community, they are sp...)
(Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the ...)
('A daring and elaborate work of historical reconstruction...)
(Vintage Books by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Random House, ...)
Married Sharon Sosnick, August 29, 1976. Children by previous marriage: Kari Fai, David Joseph.