Disrupting science Social movements, american scientists, and the politics of the military, 1945-1975

In the decades following World War II, American scientists were celebrated for their contributions to social and technological progress. They were also widely criticized for their increasingly close ties to military and governmental power--not only by outside activists but from among the ranks of sc...

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Main Author:	Moore, Kelly
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton Princeton University Press 2009
Edition:	1
Series:	Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology
Subjects:	20th century A Cyborg Manifesto Activism Americans Anti-communism Anti-nuclear movement Anti-psychiatry Anti-war movement Antimilitarism Arthur Compton Baby Tooth Survey Big Science British Society for Social Responsibility in Science Bruno Latour C. P. Snow C. Wright Mills Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Civilian Public Service Cleveland Amory Cold War Committee for Non-Violent Action Communist revolution Communitarianism Counterculture Criticism of science David Dellinger Demagogue Demography Disarmament Dr. Strangelove Edward Teller Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists Eugene Rabinowitch Federation of American Scientists Free Speech Movement Funding Gay liberation Great Society Hannah Arendt Hans Morgenthau Herbert A. Simon Herbert Marcuse Herman Kahn History History of Science & Technology House Un-American Activities Committee Imperialism Insurgency Interim Committee James K. Glassman John F. Kennedy Joseph Priestley Joseph Rotblat Just society Laboratory Life Liberalism Manhattan Project Matthew Sands Michael Polanyi Militarism Military Moral philosophy National security New Left Nonviolent revolution Not in Our Genes Nuclear arms race Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapons testing On Thermonuclear War One-Dimensional Man Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Paul Goodman Peace Action Political activity Political aspects Political power Politics Population Studies Post-war history Prelude to War Question authority Race and intelligence SCIENCE Science > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century SCIENCE / History Science and state Scientists Social aspects Social influence Social movements SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography Technology Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects U.S.A United States Vietnam David Dellinger Joseph Rotblat Bruno Latour Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Funding Nonviolent revolution Herbert A. Simon Great Society Demagogue Herman Kahn Anti-nuclear movement John F. Kennedy Just society Manhattan Project Prelude to War Dr. Strangelove Joseph Priestley National security Liberalism Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War Communitarianism Activism Militarism Anti-communism Gay liberation Arthur Compton Insurgency Race and intelligence British Society for Social Responsibility in Science Disarmament Nuclear arms race On Thermonuclear War Matthew Sands Antimilitarism Cold War Criticism of science Nuclear warfare Question authority House Un-American Activities Committee Baby Tooth Survey Interim Committee Anti-psychiatry Imperialism Big Science A Cyborg Manifesto Federation of American Scientists Civilian Public Service Peace Action Committee for Non-Violent Action C. P. Snow Anti-war movement Nuclear weapons testing Laboratory Life Counterculture Edward Teller Hannah Arendt Cleveland Amory Communist revolution C. Wright Mills Hans Morgenthau One-Dimensional Man Eugene Rabinowitch Paul Goodman Not in Our Genes Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists Free Speech Movement Politics James K. Glassman Herbert Marcuse Michael Polanyi
ISBN:	9781400823802, 9780691113524, 9780691162096, 1400823803, 0691162093, 0691113521
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Table of Contents:

Disrupting science: Social movements, american scientists, and the politics of the military, 1945-1975 -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Expansion and Critiques of Science-Military Ties, 1945-1970 -- Chapter 3: Scientists as Moral Individuals: Quakerism and the Society for Social Responsibility in Science -- Chapter 4: Information and Political Neutrality: Liberal Science Activism and the St. Louis Committee for Nuclear Information -- Chapter 5: Confronting Liberalism: The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and the ABM Debate, 1965-1969 -- Chapter 6: Doing -- Chapter 7: Conclusions: Disrupting the Social and Moral Order of Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: The Expansion and Critiques of Science-Military Ties, 1945–1970 CHAPTER 3: Scientists as Moral Individuals: CHAPTER 4: Information and Political Neutrality: CHAPTER 5: Confronting Liberalism: CHAPTER 6: Doing “Science for the People”: CHAPTER 7: Conclusions: Notes Bibliography Index Back Matter
Notes Bibliography Index CHAPTER 7 Conclusions: Disrupting the Social and Moral Order of Science CHAPTER 6 Doing “Science for the People”: Enactments of a New Left Politics of Science CHAPTER 5 Confronting Liberalism: The Anti–Vietnam War Movement and the ABM Debate, 1965–1969 CHAPTER 4 Information and Political Neutrality: Liberal Science Activism and the St. Louis Committee for Nuclear Information CHAPTER 3 Scientists as Moral Individuals: Quakerism and the Society for Social Responsibility in Science CHAPTER 2 The Expansion and Critiques of Science-Military Ties, 1945–1970 CHAPTER 1 Introduction List of Abbreviations Title Page, Copyright Contents Acknowledgments
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1 Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 The Expansion and Critiques of Science-Military Ties, 1945-1970 -- CHAPTER 3 Scientists as Moral Individuals: Quakerism and the Society for Social Responsibility in Science -- CHAPTER 4 Information and Political Neutrality: Liberal Science Activism and the St. Louis Committee for Nuclear Information -- CHAPTER 5 Confronting Liberalism: The Anti-Vietnam War Movement and the ABM Debate, 1965-1969 -- CHAPTER 6 Doing "Science for the People": Enactments of a New Left Politics of Science -- CHAPTER 7 Conclusions: Disrupting the Social and Moral Order of Science -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
CHAPTER 4. Information and Political Neutrality: Liberal Science Activism and the St. Louis Committee for Nuclear Information
CHAPTER 5. Confronting Liberalism: The Anti–Vietnam War Movement and the ABM Debate, 1965–1969
Index
CHAPTER 6. Doing “Science for the People”: Enactments of a New Left Politics of Science
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CHAPTER 2. The Expansion and Critiques of Science-Military Ties, 1945–1970
Contents
Acknowledgments
Frontmatter --
CHAPTER 7. Conclusions: Disrupting the Social and Moral Order of Science
Abbreviations
CHAPTER 3. Scientists as Moral Individuals: Quakerism and the Society for Social Responsibility in Science
Notes
Bibliography