Faith in Fallacy: A Century of State-Sanctioned Science Denial

by James Powell

Today, when global warming denial and vaccination denial are alarmingly prevalent, it is crucial to understand that throughout history, science denial at the state level has cost scores of millions of lives. In the Soviet Union under Stalin, Lysenko's denial of genetics led to disastrous agricultural policies, resulting in the persecution and execution of dissenting scientists and widespread famine. A similar tragedy unfolded in Mao's China, where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197784682
• ISBN13: 9780197784686
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 7.9"