American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe

by John Krige

Book Overview

John Krige describes how the United States used its position as the world's leading scientific and technological power to rebuild European scientific practices and institutions and align them with American interests during the first two decades of the Cold War.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262112973
• ISBN13: 9780262112970
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"