Disrupting science : social movements, American scientists, and the politics of the military, 1945-1975 /
In the decades following World War II, American scientists were celebrated for their contributions to social and technological progress. They were also widely criticized for their increasingly close ties to military and governmental power--not only by outside activists but from among the ranks of sc...
| Основен автор: | Moore, Kelly, 1962- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Серия: |
Princeton studies in cultural sociology.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=286803 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Disrupting science. |
| Резюме: |
In the decades following World War II, American scientists were celebrated for their contributions to social and technological progress. They were also widely criticized for their increasingly close ties to military and governmental power--not only by outside activists but from among the ranks of scientists themselves. Disrupting Science tells the story of how scientists formed new protest organizations that democratized science and made its pursuit more transparent. The book explores how scientists weakened their own authority even as they invented new forms of political action. Drawing exten. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 311 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781400823802 1400823803 0691162093 9780691162096 0691113521 9780691113524 |