Russia Puts The Clock Back: A Study Of Soviet Science And Some British Scientists
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the height of the Cold War, when ideological battle lines were drawn across every discipline of human endeavour, John Langdon-Davies delivered a fearless and penetrating critique of Soviet science and its disturbing influence on the British scientific community. Russia Puts the Clock Back argues that the Soviet Union's politicisation of science — most infamously embodied in the Lysenko affair, which subordinated biological truth to Marxist-Leninist doctrine — represented a catastrophic regression in human intellectual progress. With a foreword by the distinguished physiologist Sir Henry Dale, the book carries the weight of genuine scientific authority, presenting a meticulous and damning account of how ideological conformity strangled empirical inquiry behind the Iron Curtain. Langdon-Davies writes with the sharp, urgent clarity of a man who understands both the power of science and the seductive danger of ideology, and his prose carries a moral force that transcends mere political commentary. The book is a vital historical document, illuminating the profound tensions between scientific freedom and state control that defined the mid-twentieth century — themes that resonate far beyond their Cold War origins. For any reader who wonders how truth itself can become a casualty of politics, this volume provides an answer that is as troubling as it is compelling.
Author: John Langdon-Davies
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the height of the Cold War, when ideological battle lines were drawn across every discipline of human endeavour, John Langdon-Davies delivered a fearless and penetrating critique of Soviet science and its disturbing influence on the British scientific community. Russia Puts the Clock Back argues that the Soviet Union's politicisation of science — most infamously embodied in the Lysenko affair, which subordinated biological truth to Marxist-Leninist doctrine — represented a catastrophic regression in human intellectual progress. With a foreword by the distinguished physiologist Sir Henry Dale, the book carries the weight of genuine scientific authority, presenting a meticulous and damning account of how ideological conformity strangled empirical inquiry behind the Iron Curtain. Langdon-Davies writes with the sharp, urgent clarity of a man who understands both the power of science and the seductive danger of ideology, and his prose carries a moral force that transcends mere political commentary. The book is a vital historical document, illuminating the profound tensions between scientific freedom and state control that defined the mid-twentieth century — themes that resonate far beyond their Cold War origins. For any reader who wonders how truth itself can become a casualty of politics, this volume provides an answer that is as troubling as it is compelling.