Nuclear Legacies: Communication, Controversy, and the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Complex (Lexington Studies in Political Communication)

“The volume’s emphasis on communicative processes, especially in institutional settings, is a valuable contribution to study of the post-cold war period…. Combining institutional and technical history with rhetoric, communication, and anthropology generates a fascinating mix that deserves the attention of historians of technology.” ―Dr. Sonja D. Schmid, assistant professor, Dept. of Science and Technology in Society, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

“Nuclear Legacies offers a timely and powerful reminder that the ways we talk about-or avoid talking about-nuclear weapons are often as important as the continuing presence of nukes in our world. This book greatly advances our understanding of how rhetoric, myth, and memory operate in one of the most pressing issues facing the planet today.” ―George Cheney, Kent State University

Bryan C. Taylor is associate professor of communication at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Stephen P. Depoe is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Cincinnati, where he also directs the Center for Health and Environmental Communication Research.
William J. Kinsella is a faculty member in the Department of Communication and the interdisciplinary program in Science, Technology, and Society at North Carolina State University.
Maribeth S. Metzler is associate professor and director of the public relations program at the University of Cincinnati.