Science in the New Russia: Crisis, Aid, Reform
Author:   Loren R. Graham ,  Irina Dezhina
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9780253219886


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   28 May 2008
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Author:   Loren R. Graham ,  Irina Dezhina
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9780253219886


ISBN 10:   0253219884
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   28 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents Introduction List of Acronyms 1. Science at the End of the Soviet Period 2. Breakup of the Soviet Union and Crisis in Russian Science 3. Major Directions of Reform in Russian Science 4. Foundations: A Novelty in Russian Science 5. Developing a Commercial Culture for Russian Science 6. International Support of Russian Science: History and Evolution 7. Strengthening Research in Russian Universities: A U.S. and Russian Cooperative Effort 8. Impact of International Activities on Russian Science 9. Conclusion Notes Index

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"""A thoroughly researched, carefully reasoned analysis of an important subject ... The authors have a sure sense of how science functions both in Russia and in various advanced Western countries... an important study."" Bruce Parrott, Johns Hopkins University"


A thoroughly researched, carefully reasoned analysis of an important subject ... The authors have a sure sense of how science functions both in Russia and in various advanced Western countries... an important study. Bruce Parrott, Johns Hopkins University


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Loren Graham, author of Moscow Stories (IUP, 2006), is a well-known historian of science who taught for many years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University. He is the author of many books on the history of Soviet science. Irina Dezhina is Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow, and the author of many works on post-Soviet politics and society (in Russian).

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