{"product_id":"science-and-russian-culture-in-an-age-of-revolutions-v-i-vernadsky-and-his-scientific-school-1863-1945-hardcover","title":"Science and Russian Culture in an Age of Revolutions: V. I. Vernadsky and His Scientific School, 1863-1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKendall E. Bailes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . scholarship of the highest order. . . . Kendall Bailes's book is destined to become a most valuable contribution to our knowledge of Russian and Soviet culture. It is insightful and eloquent.\" --Douglas R. Weiner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . an insightful, richly researched portrait of Vernadsky's life and times . . . \" --American Scientist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This biography . . . not only tells a story full of human drama but also one rich with insights into Russia's higher-education and scientific-research establishments.\" --Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[This] concise book, with references that stop short of the Gorbachev era, will be the foundation for all future scholarship in English on Vernadsky.\" --Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this insightful exploration of Vernadsky's legacy, Kendall Bailes unveils a creative scholar-activist whose life and work speak more clearly about his time than our own.\" --Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Bailes book . . . is fascinating . . . Read it!\" --World Affairs Report\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kendall Bailes has left us with a vivid portrayal of the life and times of Vladimir Vernadsky.\" --The Russian Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It offers a penetrating analysis of social realities in twentieth-century Russia, which helped create an intellectual culture dominated by ideological extremes.\" --American Historical Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis first full-length English-language biography of Vladimir Vernadsky (1863-1945), one of the leading Russian intellectual figures of the twentieth century, focuses on the interaction between science and politics during Russia's revolutionary age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.5 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754085548320,"sku":"9780253311238","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2e17a736d3cc73204aa11cb5a334f7cc.webp?v=1780033095","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/science-and-russian-culture-in-an-age-of-revolutions-v-i-vernadsky-and-his-scientific-school-1863-1945-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}