Science and American Foreign Relations Since World War II

ISBN-13: 9781108409919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 352 str.

Greg Whitesides

Opis

This book explores the history of science in American foreign relations since World War II. From atomic energy and space sciences to genetic engineering and global warming, Greg Whitesides demonstrates that the sciences were central to American diplomacy during and after the Cold War.

Recenzje

'Whitesides has written an indispensable book on a topic long neglected: the role of science in American foreign policy from the World War II race to develop the atomic bomb to the Trump administration's rejection of international efforts to control climate change. Sources are almost encyclopedic in nature, ranging from scholarly monographs and articles to the 'Foreign Relations of the United States' series and declassified CIA documents. The story begins with a description of the importance of Allied collaborative research during the years 1940–45, followed by US use of technology as a Cold War weapon. Particularly fascinating are materials dealing with Soviet geneticist T. D. Lysenko, the crisis Sputnik created, the failed Alliance for Progress program in Latin America, US-Israeli scientific relations, and Chinese physicist and spy Wen Ho Lee. … works such as this revolutionize the writing of American diplomatic history. Highly recommended.' J. D. Doenecke, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The battle of the laboratories; 2. Science contained; 3. The quiet war; 4. The crossing point; 5. Disorientation; 6. Globalization; 7. The fray; 8. The laboratory of diplomacy.