The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 2
Genetics and Agriculture in the Soviet Union and Beyond
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Beschreibung
This volume examines the international impact of Lysenkoism in its namesake’s heyday and the reasons behind Lysenko’s rehabilitation in Russia today. By presenting the rise and fall of T.D. Lysenko in its various aspects, the authors provide a fresh perspective on one of the most notorious episodes in the history of science.
This volume examines the international impact of Lysenkoism in its namesake’s heyday and the reasons behind Lysenko’s rehabilitation in Russia today. By presenting the rise and fall of T.D. Lysenko in its various aspects, 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 Explores the political, scientific, economic, and diplomatic consequences of this agricultural reform in the broader context of Cold War studies Analyzes why and how a seemingly local event—the rise and fall of Trofim Lysenko in the Soviet Union—became a truly global phenomenon
Autor*in
William deJong-Lambert
Themen in »The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 2«
Lysenkoism Iron Curtain Soviet agricultural policy genetics and natural selection big science