Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction: “Discovering” Koian 1
7. 1 “The Forbidden Zone”: Atomic Bombs and the Good Life 26
8. 2 “Clean Air Is Our Death”: Debates about Genetic Mutation 51
9. 3 “Sami Po Sebe”: Economy on the Periphery 73
10. 4 “They Think We Are Stupid”: Reinventing Kazakh Tradition 98
11. Conclusion: The Atomic Present 120
12. Glossary of Select Terms 137
13. Notes 139
14. Bibliography 183
15. Index 211