American Foundations and the Coproduction of World Order in the Twentieth Century [German]

by John Krige

English summary: This volume studies the links between politics and science during the 20th century, based on the example of the large US foundations. If the 20th century can be regarded in many ways as the American Century, then the large US foundations such as Carnegie, Rockefeller and Ford played a major role in this development. And yet they weren't simply stooges for official US power politics. The circumstances surrounding their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3525310439
• ISBN13: 9783525310434
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"