Author : Laurence A. Schneider
Release : 2005
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 064/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Biology and Revolution in Twentieth-Century China by : Laurence A. Schneider
Download or read book Biology and Revolution in Twentieth-Century China written by Laurence A. Schneider. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the field of genetics as a case study, this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s, through Mao's China, to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions, basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science, how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science, how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state. Using the field of genetics as a case study, this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s, through Mao's China, to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions, basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science, how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science, how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state.
