About this title: At the time the Soviet Union broke apart in the late 1980 s, it possessed the largest scientific community in the world. The rapid development, in just a few decades, of such an immense scientific establishment in a social and economic environment strikingly different from the West presents an unusual opportunity for the world s leading authority on Soviet science to examine how the Russian experience sheds light on the status and character of science and technology throughout the world. The book is organized around five questions, each given its own chapter: Is Science a Social Construction? ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Probable First Edition--no additional printings
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780804732765ISBN:0804732760
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. History of Science. read more
Binding: orig. cloth
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford
Date Published: (1998)
Description: Minor rubbing. VG. 22x14cm, ix, 177 pp. Contents: Is Science a Social Construction? Are Science & Technology Westernizing Influences? How Robust is Science Under Stress? How Willing are Scientists to Reform their Own Institutions? Who Should Control Technology? Conclusion. read more
Edition: First Soft Cover Edition
Binding: Softcover (trade paperback)
Publisher: Stanford University Press, Stanford
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780804732765ISBN:0804732760
Description: F. Octavo. A fine, bright trade paper edition, as new and unread. xiii pp. and 177 pages including index, 2 b/w tables within text. Russian science as an indicator of the strengths and weaknesses of social constructivism. First edition in soft cover, complete number line. A crisp, unmarked copy, frequently found in reprint. Covers are mylar-protected. read more
Description: Good. 0804729859 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804729857ISBN:0804729859
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Date Published: 1998-03-01
ISBN-13:9780804729857ISBN:0804729859
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN-13:9780804729857ISBN:0804729859
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). At the time the Soviet Union broke apart, it possessed the largest scientific community in the world. The world’ s leading authority on Soviet science here examines how the Russian experience sheds light on the status and character of science and technology ... read more
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