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Moruroa, mon amour : the French nuclear tests in the Pacific

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Moruroa, mon amour. English (Alternate title)

  • Description

    "Since the 1960s a small Polynesian island, Moruroa, has become infamous throughout the world as the testing site for the French nuclear bombs.

    Until recent years few people were clearly aware of the extent to which atomic mushrooms had regularly poisoned these lovely islands, as well as the sky and the sea. Now the health risks resulting from the forty-one atmospheric tests that have been carried out since 1966 have provoked the wrath of all the nations bordering the Pacific."--back cover.

  • Place
    Harmondsworth, West Drayton, England, United Kingdom
  • Other Id

    DU870 DAN (Library of Congress Call Number)

    48456 (Cat ID)

    111166 (DBTextworks system ID)

    42714 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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Catalogue

  • Object Type

    book

  • Name/Title
    Moruroa, mon amour : the French nuclear tests in the Pacific
  • Other Name

    Moruroa, mon amour. English (Alternate title)

  • Primary Maker

    Marie-Therese Danielsson

     Bengt Danielsson

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Penguin Books
  • Place
    Harmondsworth, West Drayton, England, United Kingdom
  • Date
    1977
  • Physical Description

    226 pages : maps ; 18 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    0140044612
  • Language
    French
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Nuclear weapons--France--Testing

    Nuclear weapons--Testing

    French Polynesia--Politics and government

  • Content
    1. Before the flood -- 2. Free French fight for all -- 3. The rise of Pouvanna -- 4. De Gaulle's forgotten speech -- 5. A riotous time -- 6. The Degaullonisation of Polynesia -- 7. No French tests in the Pacific -- 8. Eloquent silence -- 9. De Gaulle's Christmas gift -- 10. Nothing to worry about -- 11. The Problems are legion -- 12. A Tahitian gardenia for France -- 13. The Striking force at work -- 14. The Strange 'Outlet' problem -- 15. The Whole colony catches elephantiasis -- 16. Three letters -- 17. De Gaulle's coup de grace -- 18. Mr President! -- 19. Problems of election and selection -- 20. Professor Perrin's prodigious promises -- 21. Long live self-governing Polynesia -- 22. Decolonisation in theory and practice -- 23. Gone with the wind -- 24. Happy Tureians, Happy Galley -- 25. A Humanitarian measure -- 26. Springtime, season of hope -- 27. Do you approve? -- 28. High-level explosions -- 29. How to catch a Minister -- 30. Portentous oversight -- 31. Commissioner Arrighi's last battle -- 32. Mass media for the few -- 33. Sanford is 'Mesmerised' -- 34. Out of the ordinary safety measures -- 35. No scientific proof whatsoever -- 36 More missed opportunities -- 37. The Big meeting of minds -- 38. More whitewash -- 39. Giscard's new deal -- 40. MIRV-Stirn -- 41. Operation Open Atoll -- 42. Shall we have to use African methods -- 43. No other choice -- Postscript.
  • Public Access Text

    A translation with revisions of Moruroa, mon amour.

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    05 Dec 2024
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