Author : Laurence A. Schneider
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742553064
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (53 download)
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 and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005 with total page 324 pages. 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.