From Pugwash to Putin A Critical History of US–Soviet Scientific Cooperation

For 60 years, scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union participated in state-organized programs of collaboration. From the first scientific exchanges of the Cold War years through the fall of the Soviet Union, Gerson S. Sher, a former manager of these cooperative programs, provides a d...

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Main Author Sher, Gerson S.
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington Indiana University Press 2019
Edition1
Subjects
20th Century
Europe
HISTORY
History of Science & Technology
Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Russia (Federation) > Relations > United States
SCIENCE
Science > International cooperation
Technology
Technology > International cooperation
United States
United States > Relations > Russia (Federation)
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ISBN9780253042613
0253042615
0253042658
9780253042651
0253042623
9780253042620

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  • Front Matter Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1: THE DEEP COLD WAR AND THE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS 2: DÉTENTE AND THE HEYDAY OF MASSIVE AGREEMENTS 3: SANCTIONS AND PERESTROIKA 4: AFTER THE FALL: 5: HOW DID IT START? 6: WHAT KEPT THEM GOING? 7: SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS 8: OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS 9: PROBLEMS 10: ON THE NATURE OF SCIENCE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION 11: VIGNETTES 12: WHAT TO MAKE OF IT ALL? APPENDIX: BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Back Matter
  • Index About the Author Bibliography 12. What to Make of It All? Appendix: List of Interviews 11. Vignettes Part III: Conclusion: So What? 9. Problems 10. On the Nature of Science in the Former Soviet Union 7. Scientific Accomplishments 8. Other Accomplishments 5. How Did It Start? 6. What Kept Them Going? 4. After the Fall: New Times, New Approaches Part II: In Their Own Words 2. Detente and the Heyday of Massive Agreements 3. Sanctions and Perestroika Part I: The Timeline 1. The Deep Cold War and the Exchange Programs Introduction Acknowledgments Contents Copyright, Dedication Half Title Page, Title Page Cover
  • Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Timeline -- 1. The Deep Cold War and the Exchange Programs -- 2. D├ętente and the Heyday of Massive Agreements -- 3. Sanctions and Perestroika -- 4. After the Fall: New Times, New Approaches -- Part II: In Their Own Words -- 5. How Did It Start? -- 6. What Kept Them Going? -- 7. Scientific Accomplishments -- 8. Other Accomplishments -- 9. Problems -- 10. On the Nature of Science in the Former Soviet Union -- 11. Vignettes -- Part III: Conclusion: So What? -- 12. What to Make of It All? -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author