Science and Ideology A Comparative History

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Synopsis

Does science work best in a democracy? Were 'Soviet' or 'Nazi' science fundamentally different from science in the USA? These questions have been passionately debated in the recent past. Particular developments in science took place under particular political regimes, but they may or may not have been directly determined by them.Science and Ideology brings together a number of comparative case studies to examine the relationship between science and the dominant ideology of a state. Cybernetics in the USA is compared to France and the Soviet Union. Postwar Allied science policy in occupied Germany is juxtaposed to that in Japan. The essays are narrowly focussed, yet cover a wide range of countries and ideologies. The collection provides a unique comparative history of scientific policies and practices in the 20th century.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Author:
Mark Walker
ISBN:
9781136466625
Related ISBNs:
9781315015002, 9780415279994, 9780415271226, 9780415271226, 9780415279994
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
288
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-06-06
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2002
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Science