France in the Age of the Scientific State

by Robert Gilpin

Book Overview

Charles de Gaulle has often warned France and other European nations of the threat they face from advanced scientific and technological countries such as the United States and the Soviet Union. Robert Gilpin examines this "technological gap," which France fears, and the efforts France is making to introduce change and efficiency into her science administration. He discusses the gap as it affects all of Europe, and suggests that if western European...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691622574
• ISBN13: 9780691622576
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"