{"product_id":"2026200012928-secondhand-russia-puts-the-clock-back-a-study-of-soviet-science-and-some-british-scientists","title":"Russia Puts The Clock Back: A Study Of Soviet Science And Some British Scientists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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.\n\nLangdon-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 The book is a vital historical document, illuminating the profound tensions between scientific freedom and state control that defined the mid-twentieth century — themes that resonate far beyond their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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203278708955,"sku":"2026200012928-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/35b037a5-6443-41f1-bca3-1c8dbbc5dbbd.png?v=1788147350","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012928-secondhand-russia-puts-the-clock-back-a-study-of-soviet-science-and-some-british-scientists","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}