Shaky foundations : the politics-patronage-social science nexus in Cold War America /

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Shaky Foundations provides the first extensive examination of a new patronage system for the social sciences that emerged in the early Cold War years and took more definite shape during the 1950s and early 1960s. Focusing on the defense department, the Ford Foundation, and the National Science Found...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Solovey, Mark, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
Colección:Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment.
Temas:
1900-1999
Social sciences > Research > United States > History > 20th century.
Endowment of research > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Cold War > Social aspects.
World politics > 1945-1989.
Sciences sociales > Recherche > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Fondations de recherche > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre froide > Aspect social.
Politique mondiale > 1945-1989.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
SCIENCE > History.
Social aspects
Social sciences > Research
World politics
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Shaky Foundations provides the first extensive examination of a new patronage system for the social sciences that emerged in the early Cold War years and took more definite shape during the 1950s and early 1960s. Focusing on the defense department, the Ford Foundation, and the National Science Foundation, Mark Solovey explores the struggles of these various funders to define what counted as legitimate social science and how their policies and programs helped to shape the goals, subject matter.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 254 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813554662
0813554667

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