Overview
- 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
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology (PSHST)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Lysenko Controversy: East and West
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The Lysenko Effects: Biology and Philosophy
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About this book
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.
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.
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 2
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/10.1007/978-3-319-39179-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39178-6Published: 17 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81836-8Published: 17 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39179-3Published: 06 February 2017
Series ISSN: 2730-972X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9738
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 243
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Science, Russian, Soviet, and East European History, Foreign Policy