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How it happened that technological prowess and national glory or radiance which also means radiation in French became synonymous in France as nowhere elseIn the aftermath of World War II as France sought a distinctive role for itself in the modern postcolonial world the nation and its leaders enthusiastically embraced large technological projects in general and nuclear power in particular The Radiance of France asks how it happened that technological prowess and national glory or radiance which also means radiation in French became synonymous in France as nowhere elseTo answer this question Gabrielle Hecht has forged an innovative combination of technology studies and cultural and political history in a book that as Michel Callon writes in the new foreword to this edition not only sheds new light on the role of technology in the construction of national identities but is also a seminal contribution to the history of contemporary France Proposing the concept of technopolitical regime as a way to analyze the social political cultural and technological dynamics among engineering elites unionized workers and rural communities Hecht shows how the history of Frances first generation of nuclear reactors is also a history of the multiple meanings of nationalism from the postwar period and Frances desire for postVichy redemption to 1969 and the adoption of a Frenchified American designThis paperback edition of Hechts groundbreaking book includes both Callons foreword and an afterword by the author in which she brings the story up to date and reflects on such recent developments as the 2007 French presidential election the promotion of nuclear power as the solution to climate change and Frances aggressive exporting of nuclear technology. (Note: “World War I” is an American term. The correct terminology in Canada [and Britain] is “The First World War”). The Old World Order. In 1914, the world was dominated by imperialist empires. Almost all of these empires were based in Europe. As a result, empires like the British, German, French, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman were in constant competition, particularly in Africa.. SS9. War, War Never Changes. For most of New France’s history, . conflict. was almost constantly happening. There were the early conflicts involving the . Algonkians. , . Montagnais. , and . Huron. Unit 1 – The Heirs of War. After WWII, the US:. was only major power whose territory had not been destroyed by war. produced more than ½ industrial and agriculture output. had vast reserves of oil. World War I and the Russian Revolution. LONG TERM CAUSES OF World War I . M. ILITARISM. A. LLIANCES. I. NTERNAL DISSENT/ . I. MPERIALISM. N. ATIONALISM. Immediate causes. Outbreak of war – summer of 1914. Ch. 14. The Problem in Sociological Perspective. Arms race. Cold war. Why is war common?. An instinct to fight. The sociological answer: societies channel aggression. Sociologists and anthropologists do not look within. Today’s Date. Causes of World War I. Page # (Your next available page). Interactive Notebook. Table of Contents. Given instructional sources, the student will demonstrate understanding of the causes of World War I by completing an organizer.. Objective:. To Understand the causes of World War II.. To understand the major events that occurred during the war.. To understand the major turning points during the war.. To understand the events that led to the end of the war.. Upheaval. (The War TO END ALL WARS!!! Boy, did they have that wrong). 2. Immediate Origins of World War I. June 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand (1863-1914). Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Great War: World War I. The War to End All Wars. “. The lamps have gone out all over Europe and we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.. ”. . - British Prime Minister Lord Grey. Traditional European . control. What is a nuclear bomb?. A bomb that releases nuclear energy either by fission (atomic bombs) or fusion (hydrogen bombs). Explosive power measure in tons of TNT – e.g. Hiroshima = 20 kilotons: biggest ever 50 megatonnes but 10 megatonnes is average (US).. World War I. Nationalism. Militarism. Imperialism. Alliance . Systems. Nationalism. A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation. . Leads to rivalries among countries. Many ethnic groups are fighting for independence from larger countries.. First . World War 1914–18. Australian troops in the Turkish Lone Pine . trenches.. Australia's . early involvement in the Great War included the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force landing at . Underlying causes. What causes most wars. Extreme . nationalism. (“Super Patriotism” or love for one’s country). Imperialism: . Spreading the political or economic control of one country over another. How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or radiance, which also means radiation in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.In the aftermath of World War II, as France sought a distinctive role for itself in the modern, postcolonial world, the nation and its leaders enthusiastically embraced large technological projects in general and nuclear power in particular. The Radiance of France asks how it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or radiance, which also means radiation in French) became synonymous in France as nowhere else.To answer this question, Gabrielle Hecht has forged an innovative combination of technology studies and cultural and political history in a book that, as Michel Callon writes in the new foreword to this edition, not only sheds new light on the role of technology in the construction of national identities but is also a seminal contribution to the history of contemporary France. Proposing the concept of technopolitical regime as a way to analyze the social, political, cultural, and technological dynamics among engineering elites, unionized workers, and rural communities, Hecht shows how the history of France\'s first generation of nuclear reactors is also a history of the multiple meanings of nationalism, from the postwar period (and France\'s desire for post-Vichy redemption) to 1969 and the adoption of a Frenchified American design.This paperback edition of Hecht\'s groundbreaking book includes both Callon\'s foreword and an afterword by the author in which she brings the story up to date, and reflects on such recent developments as the 2007 French presidential election, the promotion of nuclear power as the solution to climate change, and France\'s aggressive exporting of nuclear technology.