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The Lysenko affair was perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. For thirty years, until 1965, Soviet genetics was dominated by a fanatical agronomist who achieved dictatorial power over genetics and plant science as well as agronomy. A standard source both for Soviet specialists and for sociologists of science.American Journal of Sociology Joravsky has produced . . . the most detailed and authoritative treatment of Lysenko and his view on genetics.New York Times Book Review

The Lysenko Affair

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 August 1986
      ISBN-13 9780226410319
      978-0226410319
      ISBN-10 0226410315
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      Agribusiness and primary industries Genetics (non-medical)

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      Book Synopsis
      The Lysenko affair was perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. For thirty years, until 1965, Soviet genetics was dominated by a fanatical agronomist who achieved dictatorial power over genetics and plant science as well as agronomy. A standard source both for Soviet specialists and for sociologists of science.American Journal of Sociology Joravsky has produced . . . the most detailed and authoritative treatment of Lysenko and his view on genetics.New York Times Book Review

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