From Pugwash to Putin : : A Critical History of US-Soviet Scientific Cooperation.

• Author: Sher, Gerson S.
• Place / Publishing House: Bloomington : : Indiana University Press,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 pages)

For 60 years, scientists from the United States and the Soviet Union participated in state-organized programs of collaboration. From the first scientific exchanges of the Cold War years through the fall of the Soviet Union, Gerson S. Sher, a former manager of these cooperative programs, provides a detailed and critical assessment of what worked, what didn't, and why it matters.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Timeline -- 1. The Deep Cold War and the Exchange Programs -- 2. D├ętente and the Heyday of Massive Agreements -- 3. Sanctions and Perestroika -- 4. After the Fall: New Times, New Approaches -- Part II: In Their Own Words -- 5. How Did It Start? -- 6. What Kept Them Going? -- 7. Scientific Accomplishments -- 8. Other Accomplishments -- 9. Problems -- 10. On the Nature of Science in the Former Soviet Union -- 11. Vignettes -- Part III: Conclusion: So What? -- 12. What to Make of It All? -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.