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Unfinished Atomic Bomb

Shadows and Reflections
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In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which contemplations of the A-bomb are endlessly shifting, rarely fixed on the same point or perspective. The compilation of this book is significant in this regard, offering Japanese, American, Australian, and European perspectives. In doing so, the essays here represent a complex series of interpretations of the bombing of Hiroshima, and its implications both for history, and for the present day. From Kuznick's extensive biographical account of the Hiroshima bomb pilot, Paul Tibbets, and contentious questions about the moral and strategic efficacy of dropping the A-bomb and how that has resonated through time, to Jacobs' reflections on the different ways in which Hiroshima and its memorialization are experienced today, each chapter considers how this moment in time emerges, persistently, in public and cultural consciousness. The discussions here are often difficult, sometimes controversial, and at times oppositional, reflecting the characteristics of A-bomb scholarship more broadly. The aim is to explore the various ways in which Hiroshima is remembered, but also to consider the ongoing legacy and impact of atomic warfare, the reverberations of which remain powerfully felt.
Introduction: An Unfinished Atomic Bomb, David Lowe, Cassandra Atherton, and Alyson Miller Chapter 1: Defending the Indefensible: The Tragic Life of Hiroshima Pilot Paul Tibbets, Jr., Peter J. Kuznick Chapter 2: Article 9 as Memorial, Carolyn Stevens Chapter 3: Atomic Bomb Literature for Children: Tatsuharu Kodama's The Lunch Box and Shin's Tricycle, Alyson Miller Chapter 4: Fading Lights: Digital Visualization and the Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Mick Broderick Chapter 5: Two-Way Mirror: The Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Crisis, Adam Broinowski Chapter 6: Hibaku Jumoku, Nature, and Hiroshima's Recovery after the A-Bomb, Glenn Moore Chapter 7: "In the Shadow of the Cloud": Hibakusha Poets as Public Intellectuals, Cassandra Atherton Chapter 8: The Flowers of Hiroshima, Monica Braw Chapter 9: The Manhattan Project Historical National Park, David Lowe Chapter 10: Hi-Roshimon: What We See When We Look at Hiroshima, Robert Jacobs
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