William Dejong-Lambert

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The New BiologyPaperback, 7 April 2008

The New Biology
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200 pages
Language
English
Publisher
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Date Published
7 Apr 2008
ISBN-10
3836485672
ISBN-13
9783836485678

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The New Biology: Lysenkoism in Poland is an examination of the impact of one of the most notorious events in the history of science during the Cold War: The Lysenko affair. Having suffered the worst consequences of the race science of eugenics during the Second World War, Poland was then subjected to a ban on genetics, one of the most productive avenues of research in the Twentieth Century, once the war was over. Members of the biology community were thus forced to choose between what they understood to be legitimate research, and a pseudo-scientific doctrine, determined rhetorically by the ideology of Marxism, and assumptions concerning the superiority of Soviet science. Some were ignorant, some were opportunists, some complied and others bided their time. The Lysenko era in Poland lasted from 1949 until 1956. This study is based upon original archival research, interviews, memoirs, newspapers, popular periodicals and scientific journals. I have sought to portray not only how Lysenkoism was experienced by scientists and academics, but also as a feature of everyday life in Socialist Poland. Michurinism was not simply a scientific doctrine; it was a framework for understanding prescribed attitudes towards competition, cooperation, the relationship between the individual, society and the natural world, and the superiority of socialism. As such it was a fundamental feature of Poland's immediate post-war history.

Product Details

Author:
William Dejong-Lambert
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
7 April 2008
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.07 cm
ISBN-10:
3836485672
ISBN-13:
9783836485678
Language:
English
Location:
Saarbrucken
Pages:
200
Weight:
272.16 gm

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