The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1
Genetics and Agriculture in the Soviet Union and Beyond
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Beschreibung
This volume covers the global history of the Lysenko controversy, while exploring in greater depth the background of D. Lysenko’s career and influence in the USSR. By presenting the rise and fall of T.D. Lysenko in a variety of aspects—his influence upon art, unrecognized predecessors, and the extent to which genetics continued in the USSR even while he was in power, and the revival of his reputation today—the authors provide a fresh perspective on one of the most notorious episodes in the history of science.
This volume covers the global history of the Lysenko controversy, while exploring in greater depth the background of D. Lysenko’s career and influence in the USSR. By presenting the rise and fall of T.D. Lysenko in a variety of aspects—his influence upon art, unrecognized predecessors, and the extent to which genetics continued in the USSR even while he was in power, and the revival of his reputation today—the authors provide a fresh perspective on one of the most notorious episodes in the history of science.
Provides thorough and multi-pronged approach to the study of Lysenkoism both inside the Soviet Union and out Analyzes why and how a seemingly local event—the rise and fall of Trofim Lysenko in the Soviet Union—became a truly global phenomenon DemonstrateS the international impact of Lysenkoism in its namesake’s heyday
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William deJong-Lambert
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“The texts published in this two-volume anthology bring new perspectives to discussions about the relationship between science and democracy. … this publication represents what is the most comprehensive and detailed analysis of the phenomenon of Lysenkoism in the twentieth century to date.” (Doubravka Olšáková, Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas. jgo.e-reviews, Issue 2, 2019)
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