The Lysenko affair /

The Lysenko affair was perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. For thirty years, until 1965, Soviet genetics was dominated by a fanatical agronomist who achieved dictatorial power over genetics and plant science as well as agronomy. "A standard source both for Soviet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joravsky, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1986, ©1970.
Temas:
Lysenko, Trofim, > 1898-1976.
Lysenko, Trofim, > 1898-1976
Agriculture and state > Soviet Union.
Science and state > Soviet Union.
Politique agricole > URSS.
Politique scientifique et technique > URSS.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
Agriculture and state
Science and state
Plantenveredeling.
Politieke aspecten.
Soviet Union
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; 1. Soviet Ideology as a Problem; 2. A Crisis of Faith in Science; 3. Harmless Cranks; 4. Raising Stalin's Hand; 5. Stalinist Self-Defeat, 1936-1950; 6. Self-Conquest, 1950-1965; 7. Academic Issues: Science; 8. Academic Issues: Marxism; 9. The Criterion of Practice; 10. Ideologies and Realities; Appendix A: Repressed Specialists; Appendix B: For the Kremlinologists; Bibliography; Notes; Index.

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