From Pugwash to Putin : a critical history of US-Soviet scientific cooperation / / Gerson S. Sher

• Autore: Sher Gerson S. <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 306 pages) : illustration
• Disciplina: 338.926
• Soggetto topico: Science - International cooperation; Technology - International cooperation
• Soggetto geografico: United States Relations Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) Relations United States
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Timeline -- 1. The Deep Cold War and the Exchange Programs -- 2. Détente and the Heyday of Massive Agreements -- 3. Sanctions and Perestroika -- 4. After the Fall: New Times, New Approaches -- Part II: In Their Own Words -- 5. How Did It Start? -- 6. What Kept Them Going? -- 7. Scientific Accomplishments -- 8. Other Accomplishments -- 9. Problems -- 10. On the Nature of Science in the Former Soviet Union -- 11. Vignettes -- Part III: Conclusion: So What? -- 12. What to Make of It All? -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
• Sommario/riassunto: "For 60 years, scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union participated in state-organized programs of collaboration. From the first scientific exchanges of the Cold War years through the fall of the Soviet Union, Gerson S. Sher, a former manager of these cooperative programs, provides a detailed and critical assessment of what worked, what didn't, and why it matters"--
• Titolo autorizzato: From Pugwash to Putin
• ISBN: 0-253-04265-8; 0-253-04263-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910793648903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II