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The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair
William Dejong-Lambert
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Description for The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair
Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the “Lysenko Affair.” The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and dimensions of the Lysenko controversy, including the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. The book ... Read more
This book uses the reaction of a number of biologists in the United States and Great Britain to provide an overview of one of the most important controversies in Twentieth Century biology, the “Lysenko Affair.” The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of history/history of science. It covers a number of topics which are relevant to understanding the sources and dimensions of the Lysenko controversy, including the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. The book ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400728394
SKU
V9789400728394
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About William Dejong-Lambert
Introduction,Chapter 1: Mendelist-Morganists and Michurinism, Chapter 2: Fly Lovers and People Haters, Chapter 3: The Eugenics Movement and First Encounters with Soviet Science Chapter 4: Vavilov , Chapter 5: Between World War and Cold War , Chapter 6: Debunking Lysenko, Chapter 7: The VASKhNIL Conference, Chapter 8: Acquired Characteristics, Chapter 9: “Apostle Trofim and the Gospel of St. Marx”, Chapter ... Read more
Reviews for The Cold War Politics of Genetic Research: An Introduction to the Lysenko Affair
From the reviews: “DeJong-Lambert’s book helps fill a hole in existing scholarship on the history of science in the twentieth century. … DeJong-Lambert’s book makes a welcome contribution to the development of such studies. … Cold War Politics of Genetic Research provides crisp and engaging narrative that opens new perspectives on events which played a major role on the ... Read more