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October 2018: 234x156: 196pp
Hb: 978-1-138-55245-6 | £105.00eBook: 978-1-315-14819-9
New Book from Routledge
Soviet Science andEngineering in theShadow of the Cold WarHiroshi Ichikawa, Hiroshima University, Japan
Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technologyand Medicine
Why were such a great number of scientific talentsmobilized to various Soviet Cold War research anddevelopment projects? What were the true natures, andreal consequences of the rushed Cold War projects? Howdid Soviet scientists approach the nuclear age? To resolvethe above-mentioned questions, Ichikawa analyses thecomplicated interactions among various factors, includingthe indigenous contradictions in the historical developmentof science in the Soviet Union; conflicts among the relatedinterest groups; relationships with the political leadershipand the military; and the role of ideology.
Hb: 978-1-138-55245-6 | £105.00
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