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Introduction: The Impact of Science and Technology on Soviet Politics and Society
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: The Impact of Science and Technology on Soviet Politics and Society 1
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PART ONE. Communications and Computers
- 1. New Communications Technologies and Civil Society 19
- 2. Information Technologies and the Citizen: Toward a “Soviet-Style Information Society”? 51
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PART TWO. Biology
- 3. Prometheus Rechained: Ecology and Conservation 71
- 4. The Soviet Nature-Nurture Debate 94
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PART THREE. Engineering and Big Technology
- 5. Engineers: The Rise and Decline of a Social Myth 141
- 6. Rockets, Reactors, and Soviet Culture 168
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PART FOUR. Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 7. Biomedical Ethics 195
- 8. Fact, Value, and Science 225
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PART FIVE. Literature and Art
- 9. The Changing Image of Science and Technology in Soviet Literature 259
- 10. World Outlook and Inner Fears in Soviet Science Fiction 299
- 11. Bridging the Two Cultures: The Emergence of Scientific Prose 325
- 12. The Response to Science and Technology in the Visual Arts 341
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Notes Contributors Index
- Notes 361
- Contributors 429
- Index 431
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction: The Impact of Science and Technology on Soviet Politics and Society 1
-
PART ONE. Communications and Computers
- 1. New Communications Technologies and Civil Society 19
- 2. Information Technologies and the Citizen: Toward a “Soviet-Style Information Society”? 51
-
PART TWO. Biology
- 3. Prometheus Rechained: Ecology and Conservation 71
- 4. The Soviet Nature-Nurture Debate 94
-
PART THREE. Engineering and Big Technology
- 5. Engineers: The Rise and Decline of a Social Myth 141
- 6. Rockets, Reactors, and Soviet Culture 168
-
PART FOUR. Philosophy of Science and Technology
- 7. Biomedical Ethics 195
- 8. Fact, Value, and Science 225
-
PART FIVE. Literature and Art
- 9. The Changing Image of Science and Technology in Soviet Literature 259
- 10. World Outlook and Inner Fears in Soviet Science Fiction 299
- 11. Bridging the Two Cultures: The Emergence of Scientific Prose 325
- 12. The Response to Science and Technology in the Visual Arts 341
-
Notes Contributors Index
- Notes 361
- Contributors 429
- Index 431