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OverviewAlthough enormous industrial advances were made in the USSR, the country still lagged behind the West in the post-industrial age. What the Soviets could not build or manufacture, they had to get from the West. The final outcome was a culture developed in which there was no regard for consumerism and no respect for the environment. The author traces the development of the Soviet malaise, but warns that a future authoritarian regime could still revive the technological race. Conversely, he also replies to the academic debate on the excesses of modern technology in the West, with a sharp criticism of feminist and post-modernist perspectives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Miron RezunPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.514kg ISBN: 9780275953836ISBN 10: 0275953831 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 19 January 1996 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments The Importance of Science and Technology in Soviet Society Cloak and Dagger The Politics of Computers Strategic Minerals and Energy Space Technology: Was it Really a Success Story? The Economic Fallout The Ecological Fallout Epilogue: Utopias and Anti-Utopias in Postmodernist Times Glossary Selected Bibliography IndexReviews?A well-written, excellent analysis of the role of technology in the Soviet Union. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals.?-Choice A well-written, excellent analysis of the role of technology in the Soviet Union. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals. -Choice ?A well-written, excellent analysis of the role of technology in the Soviet Union. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals.?-Choice Author InformationMIRON REZUN is a Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick. He has published widely on Soviet, Mideastern, and East European affairs, and has recently completed Europe and War in the Balkans (Praeger, 1995), detailing the many perspectives of the war in the former Yugoslavia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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