Scientific history experiments in history and politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of the Cold War
Increasingly, scholars in the humanities are calling for a reengagement with the natural sciences. Taking their cues from recent breakthroughs in genetics and the neurosciences, advocates of “big history” are reassessing long-held assumptions about the very definition of history, its methods, and it...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London
University of Chicago Press
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. The Quest for Scientific History
- 2. Scientific History and the Russian Locale
- 3. Nikolai Vavilov, Genogeography, and History's Past Future
- 4. Julian Huxley's Cold Wars
- 5. The UNESCO "History of Mankind: Cultural and Scientific Development" Project
- 6. Information Socialism, Historical Informatics, and the Markets
- Epilogue
- Archive Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index