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| Authors: |
Herbert N. Foerstel |
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Political Science · Science · |
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Format: Hardcover, 256
Publisher: Praeger Pub Text (January 30, 1993)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.5"(w) x 1"(d), 1.25 lbs.
ISBN: 9780275944476 |
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This book is a plea for scientific openness and free access to information. It demonstrates the futility of scientific secrecy and the weakness of national arguments against open communication. From the restriction of technologically advanced exports, to the classification of research as restricted or secret to the monitoring (and censoring) of scientific publications and library collections, to the pre-emption by the Pentagon of scientific and technological research, the U.S. government has achieved a state of unprecedented control over American science and technology--this, despite the end of the Cold War. Foerstel examines this continuing trend toward the state as chief sponsor, promoter, and supervisor of scientific research and its unsettling ramifications. |
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