Biology and Revolution in Twentieth-Century China

Biology and Revolution in Twentieth-Century China Using the field of genetics as a case study, this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s, through Mao's China, to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions, basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science, how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science, how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state. Using the field of genetics as a case study, this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s, through Mao's China, to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions, basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science, how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science, how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state. Autor: Laurence Schneider Wydawnictwo: Rowman & Littlefield Rok wydania: 2005 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 320 Wymiary: 22.8 x 16.7 x 2.5 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780742553064