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Science and the Soviet Social Order / Loren R. Graham.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- SCIENCE / General.
- SCIENCE / History.
- Science--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History.
- Technology--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- Local Subjects:
- SCIENCE / General.
- SCIENCE / History.
- Science--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History.
- Technology--Social aspects--Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (452 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: The Impact of Science and Technology on Soviet Politics and Society / R. Graham, Loren
- PART ONE. Communications and Computers
- 1. New Communications Technologies and Civil Society / Frederick Starr, S.
- 2. Information Technologies and the Citizen: Toward a "Soviet-Style Information Society"? / Goodman, Seymour
- PART TWO. Biology
- 3. Prometheus Rechained: Ecology and Conservation / R. Weiner, Douglas
- 4. The Soviet Nature-Nurture Debate / B. Adams, Mark
- PART THREE. Engineering and Big Technology
- 5. Engineers: The Rise and Decline of a Social Myth / Balzer, Harley
- 6. Rockets, Reactors, and Soviet Culture / R. Josephson, Paul
- PART FOUR. Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 7. Biomedical Ethics / Т. De George, Richard
- 8. Fact, Value, and Science / J. Allyn, Bruce
- PART FIVE. Literature and Art
- 9. The Changing Image of Science and Technology in Soviet Literature / Clark, Katerina
- 10. World Outlook and Inner Fears in Soviet Science Fiction / Stites, Richard
- 11. Bridging the Two Cultures: The Emergence of Scientific Prose / Kuchment, Mark
- 12. The Response to Science and Technology in the Visual Arts / Nisbet, Peter
- Notes Contributors Index
- Notes
- Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-59256-5
- OCLC:
- 1001467017
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