National Frontiers And International Scientific Co-Operation
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Book: Fair
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Pages: Good
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At the height of the Cold War, few questions were more urgent — or more politically charged — than whether science could transcend the iron boundaries of ideology. National Frontiers and International Scientific Co-operation, the first volume of the Medvedev Papers, presents a fearless and meticulously argued case for the free exchange of scientific knowledge across national borders, written by one of the Soviet Union's most courageous dissident intellectuals. Zhores A. Medvedev, a distinguished Soviet biologist who endured censorship, forced psychiatric detention, and eventual exile for his outspoken views, chronicles the systematic suppression of scientific communication within the USSR and details how bureaucratic nationalism and political paranoia crippled the progress of global research. Drawing on his own harrowing experiences within the Soviet scientific establishment, he argues with precision and moral clarity that the compartmentalisation of knowledge is not merely an inconvenience, but a civilisational catastrophe. This landmark work sits at the compelling intersection of science, politics, and human rights, and illustrates how the machinery of the state can corrupt the universalist ideals upon which science is founded. Medvedev's prose is measured yet urgent, carrying the unmistakable authority of a man who paid a personal price for the truths he committed to paper. Published by Spokesman Books in 1975, this volume remains a vital document of intellectual resistance — and a sobering reminder that the freedom to share ideas is never truly guaranteed.
Author: Zhores A. Medvedev
Format: Paperback
Published: 1975, Spokesman Books
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the height of the Cold War, few questions were more urgent — or more politically charged — than whether science could transcend the iron boundaries of ideology. National Frontiers and International Scientific Co-operation, the first volume of the Medvedev Papers, presents a fearless and meticulously argued case for the free exchange of scientific knowledge across national borders, written by one of the Soviet Union's most courageous dissident intellectuals. Zhores A. Medvedev, a distinguished Soviet biologist who endured censorship, forced psychiatric detention, and eventual exile for his outspoken views, chronicles the systematic suppression of scientific communication within the USSR and details how bureaucratic nationalism and political paranoia crippled the progress of global research. Drawing on his own harrowing experiences within the Soviet scientific establishment, he argues with precision and moral clarity that the compartmentalisation of knowledge is not merely an inconvenience, but a civilisational catastrophe. This landmark work sits at the compelling intersection of science, politics, and human rights, and illustrates how the machinery of the state can corrupt the universalist ideals upon which science is founded. Medvedev's prose is measured yet urgent, carrying the unmistakable authority of a man who paid a personal price for the truths he committed to paper. Published by Spokesman Books in 1975, this volume remains a vital document of intellectual resistance — and a sobering reminder that the freedom to share ideas is never truly guaranteed.