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- Book Title
- Shaky Foundations
- Publication Name
- Shaky Foundations : the Politics-Patronage-Social Science Nexus in Cold War America
- Title
- Shaky Foundations
- Subtitle
- The Politics-Patronage-Social Science Nexus in Cold War America
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0813571286
- EAN
- 9780813571287
- ISBN
- 9780813571287
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Science Nature & Math
- Release Date
- 01/05/2015
- Release Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Series
- Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 266 Pages
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?Solovey?s social scientists are neither naïve researchers exploited by the military-industrial complex nor greedy masterminds eagerly anticipating their patrons? needs. Instead, he presents us with a series of encounters between program managers, disciplinary spokesmen, and political partisans, each of which demonstrates its participants? unexpectedly complex positions. In what feels like a prelude to contemporary partisan investigations of the social sciences, Shaky Foundations recounts numerous instances of McCarthy-era attacks on social scientists as leftist agitators.? ? Science ? Shaky Foundations offers an important new argument about how the American social sciences interacted with wider social and political forces during the Cold War era. Solovey has done very important work in establishing the bitterly contested character of postwar epistemological and institutional shifts.? ? Isis ?This is an important book. The brilliance of this book lies in pinpointing the origins of the terms that are still used in contemporary debates on the role of social science in the United States. This book is a critical tool in approaching the most essential question ?what?s next for American social science?? ? LSE Review of Books ?Solovey leaves readers with a sharpened understanding of the travails of social science research during the first two decades of the Cold War.? ? Journal of American History ?Solovey makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the development of social sciences in the U.S. during the 20th century. A major achievement is the author?s presentation of this often complicated and complex story in a clearly written and well-documented manner. Highly recommended.? ? Choice ? Shaky Foundations impressively pulls back the curtain on American social scientists and their complex relationships with funding agencies, offering crucial insights into the past?and the future?of social science.? ?David C. Engerman, author of Know Your Enemy: The Rise and Fall of America?s Soviet Experts ?In this clearly written and thoroughly researched book, Mark Solovey takes a new approach to writing the history of the social sciences in America by ?following the money? and examining how patrons and their agendas shaped the development of the field.? ?Nadine Weidman, author of Constructing Scientific Psychology: Karl Lashley?s Mind-Brain Debates
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Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813571286
ISBN-13
9780813571287
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208732214
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Shaky Foundations : the Politics-Patronage-Social Science Nexus in Cold War America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Series
Studies in Modern Science, Technology, and the Environment Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
266 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
H62
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College Freshman
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Reviews
In this clearly written and thoroughly researched book, Mark Solovey takes a new approach to writing the history of the social sciences in America by 'following the money' and examining how patrons and their agendas shaped the development of the field., Solovey makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the development of social sciences in the US during the 20th century. A major achievement is the author's presentation of this often complicated and complex story in a clearly written and well-documented manner. Highly recommended., Solovey makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on the development of social sciences in the U.S. during the 20th century. A major achievement is the author's presentation of this often complicated and complex story in a clearly written and well-documented manner. Highly recommended., A crucial resource for the growing community of historians interested in the history of the social sciences, as well as for historians of education and intellectual historians of the Cold War., This is an important book. The brilliance of this book lies in pinpointing the origins of the terms that are still used in contemporary debates on the role of social science in the United States. At our juncture of intellectual history, with our still disunited sciences and raging political debates on the proper role of this loosely collected area of academia, this book is a critical tool in approaching the most essential question --what next for American social science?, Shaky Foundations is a well-researched account of the rise of a new patronage system for the social sciences in the early Cold War-era United States. Solovey leaves readers with a sharpened understanding of the travails of social science research during the first two decades of the Cold War., Solovey's book [presents] a complex and heterogeneous picture of the interest and the political positions surrounding the great advancement of the social sciences during the Postwar era., This is an important book. The brilliance of this book lies in pinpointing the origins of the terms that are still used in contemporary debates on the role of social science in the United States. This book is a critical tool in approaching the most essential question --what next for American social science?, Solovey's social scientists are neither nave researchers exploited by the military-industrial complex nor greedy masterminds eagerly anticipating their patrons' needs. Instead, he presents us with a series of encounters between program managers, disciplinary spokesmen, and political partisans, each of which demonstrates its participants' unexpectedly complex positions. In what feels like a prelude to contemporary partisan investigations of the social sciences, Shaky Foundations recounts numerous instances of McCarthy-era attacks on social scientists as leftist agitators., Shaky Foundations impressively pulls back the curtain on American social scientists and their complex relationships with funding agencies, offering crucial insights into the past--and the future--of social science., Shaky Foundations offers an important new argument about how the American social sciences interacted with wider social and political forces during the Cold War era. Solovey has done very important work in establishing the bitterly contested character of postwar epistemological and institutional shifts., Solovey's social scientists are neither naïve researchers exploited by the military-industrial complex nor greedy masterminds eagerly anticipating their patrons' needs. Instead, he presents us with a series of encounters between program managers, disciplinary spokesmen, and political partisans, each of which demonstrates its participants' unexpectedly complex positions. In what feels like a prelude to contemporary partisan investigations of the social sciences, Shaky Foundations recounts numerous instances of McCarthy-era attacks on social scientists as leftist agitators.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Social Science on the Endless (and End-less?) Frontier 2. Defense and Offense in the Military Science Establishment 3. Vision, Analysis, or Subversion? 4. Cultivating Hard-Core Social Research at the NSF Conclusion Notes Index
Copyright Date
2015
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Philanthropy & Charity, World / General, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), American Government / General, History
Dewey Decimal
300.72/073
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science, History, Social Science, Political Science
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