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Book Review: Raminder Kaur. 2013. Atomic Mumbai: Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns

Book Review: Raminder Kaur. 2013. Atomic Mumbai: Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns Journal of Asian Security Book Reviews and International Affairs 1(2) 223–233 2014 SAGE Publications India Private Limited SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/2347797014536639 http://aia.sagepub.com Raminder Kaur. 2013. Atomic Mumbai: Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns. New Delhi, India: Routledge. 304 pp. ISBN:978-0- 415-65593-4 (HB), ` 895 ‘What is there to defend in case of an atomic war? I think I wouldn’t even have time to find a cozy place at the cemetery.’ The words of activist Traudl Kulikowsky in a letter refusing military service for women, submitted to the East German government in 1983 when the stationing of Soviet and the US missiles on East and West German territory increased fears of escalating cold war violence and an atomic war. Peace, human rights and environmentalist groups emerged challeng- ing peace politics propagated by the government. Peace prayers and meetings took place during which children drew pictures, created art work and wrote letters to their respective governments to advocate peace, disarmament and non- proliferation. Messages resemble children’s artwork for a peace festival in Mumbai in 2006 as shown by Raminder Kaur in Atomic Mumbai. One needs to wonder if anything has changed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs SAGE

Book Review: Raminder Kaur. 2013. Atomic Mumbai: Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns

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Journal of Asian Security Book Reviews and International Affairs 1(2) 223–233 2014 SAGE Publications India Private Limited SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/2347797014536639 http://aia.sagepub.com Raminder Kaur. 2013. Atomic Mumbai: Living with the Radiance of a Thousand Suns. New Delhi, India: Routledge. 304 pp. ISBN:978-0- 415-65593-4 (HB), ` 895 ‘What is there to defend in case of an atomic war? I think I wouldn’t even have time to find a cozy place at the cemetery.’ The words of activist Traudl Kulikowsky in a letter refusing military service for women, submitted to the East German government in 1983 when the stationing of Soviet and the US missiles on East and West German territory increased fears of escalating cold war violence and an atomic war. Peace, human rights and environmentalist groups emerged challeng- ing peace politics propagated by the government. Peace prayers and meetings took place during which children drew pictures, created art work and wrote letters to their respective governments to advocate peace, disarmament and non- proliferation. Messages resemble children’s artwork for a peace festival in Mumbai in 2006 as shown by Raminder Kaur in Atomic Mumbai. One needs to wonder if anything has changed.

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Published: Aug 1, 2014

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