Science Under Socialism: East Germany in Comparative Perspective

by Dieter Hoffmann and Kristie Macrakis

Taking advantage of documents never before available from the archives of the East German Communist Party and the Ministry for State Security, and drawing on interviews with, among others, the legendary spy chief Markus Wolf and members of the East German Politburo, Science under Socialism is the first book to examine the role of science and technology in the former German Democratic Republic. The result is a multi-layered analysis of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067479477X
• ISBN13: 9780674794771
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"