Fukushima: A Monument to the Future of Nuclear Power

The book is a collection of essays written by scholars/activists who are continuously concerned about the Fukushima catastrophe. The authors engagingly address the devastating environmental, economic, and social consequences of nuclear disasters, as well as recognize resistance of local communities through searching for alternative life and thought. The book offers a critique of nuclear energy and calls for collective action for social justice and ecological justice.

Analyzes the catastrophe at Fukushima Discusses collective action to confront nuclear disaster Explores the violent essence of nuclear energy

Autorentext

Sit Tsui is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Rural Revitalization Strategy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. She is also a Founding Member of Global University for Sustainability.

Lau Kin Chi is an Adjunct Associate Professor in cultural studies, and the coordinator of the Programme on Cultures of Sustainability, Centre for Cultural Research and Development, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China. She is also a Founding Member of Global University for Sustainability.

Inhalt

1. Passing on the Fire of No-Nukes: The Long-Existing Grassroots Anti-Nuclear Forces in Japan.- 2. What I Saw After Shooting Fukushima for 10 Years.- 3. Thoughts on Nuclear Power in Fukushima, Bangladesh, Rio, and Geneva.- 4. Eight Years from the Great East Japan Earthquake: Current Situation of Fukushima and Its Challenge.- 5. An Appeal from an Organic Farmer in Fukushima: The Value of Organic Farming and Hope for a Sustainable Society.- 6. Double Challenges to Japanese Farmers: The Nuclear Disaster and Transpacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement.- 7. The Buildup of Nuclear Armament Capability and the Post-War Statehood of Japan: Fukushima and the Genealogy of Nuclear Bombs and Power Plants.- 8. Light of the Sun or Fire of Purgatory: Nuclear Power is the Destiny of Industrial Civilization.