Explores the dynamics of the antinuclear protest movement, particularly the freeze and its origins, growth, decline, and enduring problems. Beginning with a historical analysis of early attempts to control nuclear weapons, this work uses a sociohistorical case study to give insight into how social change occurs in postindustrial society.

"Minutes to Midnight" explores the dynamics of the antinuclear protest movement, particularly the freeze and its origins, growth, decline, and enduring problems. Beginning with a historical analysis of early attempts to control nuclear weapons, the authors then use a unique sociohistorical case study to give new insight into how social change occurs in postindustrial society. The seven chapters examine the problems created by the development of technology, nuclear weapons, and the creation of new social classes and new social movements as vehicles to accumulate power.

The Rise and Fall of the Freeze Social Problems in Postindustrial Society Atomic Scientists Movement and the Bulletin Ban the Bomb The Freeze

Origins, Growth and Decline The Freeze

Strategy, Tactics and Social Control Beyond the Freeze