Models of Nature Ecology, Conservation and Cultural Revolution in Soviet Russia
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
- Publish date: 08/01/2000
Weiner explains the development in the Soviet Union during the 1920s of pioneering conservation institutions, state practices, and ecological theory, and why those developments were sidelined or quashed by Stalin. The book provides a telling example of the social construction of science, showing how the perceived political implications of rival ecological theories influenced Soviet scientists, and chronicles the nature protection movement's conflicts with both the vigilantes of the Cultural Revolution and Stalin's first Five-Year Plan, which blatantly ignored potential environmental consequences in its quest to industrialize on a large scale.
The new afterword reflects upon the study's impact and discusses advances in the field since the book was first published. Now in paperback, this classic text is well suited for course use in Russian history, environmental studies, and history of science.
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