American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe

By (author): "John Krige"

Genres:History books Technology books American History books European History books

American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe

ISBN0262112973

ISBN139780262112970

AsinAmerican Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe

Original titleAmerican Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)

John Krige describes how the United States used its position as the world's leading scientific and technological power to rebuild European scientific practices and institutions and align them with American interests during the first two decades of the Cold War.