The elusive transformation : science, technology, and the evolution of international politics / Eugene B. Skolnikoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skolnikoff, Eugene B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and international relations.

Technology and international relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

Core Textbook

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eugene Skolnikoff treats the roles of science and technology across the entire range of relations among nations, including security and economic issues, environmental questions, international economic competitiveness, the spread of weapons technology, the demise of communism, the new content of dependency relations, and the demanding new problems of national and international governance. He shows how the structure and operation of the scientific and technological enterprises have interacted with international affairs to lead to the dramatic evolution of world politics experienced in this century, particularly after World War II.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

PART ONE

One. The Setting

Two. The Scientific and Technological Enterprises and the Direction of Technological Change

PART TWO

Introduction

Three. National Security

Four. Economies and Polities

Five. Global Dangers

Six. Practical Problems of Governance: Institutions and Processes

PART THREE

Seven. Conclusions and Observations

Notes

Index

Notes:

"A Council on Foreign Relations book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-303) and index.

ISBN:

9786612751707

9781282751705

1282751700

9781400820924

1400820928

9781400813421

1400813425

OCLC:

700688696