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The Lysenko Controversy as a Global Phenomenon, Volume 2

Genetics and Agriculture in the Soviet Union and Beyond

Palgrave Macmillan
  • 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

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. The Lysenko Effects: Biology and Philosophy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Lessons from Lysenko

      • John Marks
      Pages 185-206
  3. Back Matter

    Pages 237-343

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

  • Bronx Community College, City University of New York, Bronx, USA

    William deJong-Lambert

  • University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Nikolai Krementsov

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

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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