Science and the Soviet Social Order - Hardcover

Graham, Loren R.

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ISBN 10: 0674794206 ISBN 13: 9780674794207

Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1990

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A very fresh and innovative analysis of the interaction between science and the political system. -- Zhores A. Medvedev "Nature" An excellent guide to the 20-Century Soviet Union because of the special role that science has played in the society. -- Betty Ann Kevles "Los Angeles Times Book Review" It is a testament to Loren R. Graham's expertise in Soviet science and technology, and a measure of the enormous task he has set himself, that in "Science and the Soviet Social Order"--the first book to undertake both a comprehensive history of the subject and an analysis of the ways in which science and technology have interacted with Soviet culture at large--he has chosen to confine himself to an introductory overview and leave commentary on particular fields to scholars who specialize in them. The essays that result--the fruit of a four-year-long colloquy--offer in prodigious and fascinating detail a social history of Soviet genetics, ecology, nuclear physics, space, and communications and computer science. -- Glenn Garelik "New York Times Book Review"

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On the integral relationship of science and technology to the development of Soviet culture. A dozen American academics address topics that include communications technology, environmental issues, science fiction and art, bioethics, and technocracy, scrutinizing both the unique mechanisms that have

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• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0674794206
• ISBN 13: 9780674794207
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 456