Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology (PSHST)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Lysenko Affair: The USSR
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.
Reviews
“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)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
William deJong-Lambert is an Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College, CUNY, and Associate Faculty of the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University, USA. His book, The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair, was published in 2012.
Nikolai Krementsov is a Professor at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the University of Toronto, Canada. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on the history of Soviet science, biomedical research, eugenics, and intersections of science and literature.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 1
Book Subtitle: Genetics and Agriculture in the Soviet Union and Beyond
Editors: William deJong-Lambert, Nikolai Krementsov
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39176-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39175-5Published: 07 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81835-1Published: 19 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39176-2Published: 21 January 2017
Series ISSN: 2730-972X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9738
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 191
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Russian, Soviet, and East European History, History of Science, Foreign Policy