Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists As Political Activists in 1930s America
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Science on the Defensive in Depression America -- 2. From Apathy to Engagement: Shifts in the Scientific World -- 3. The AAAS Shapes the Emerging Science and Society Movement -- 4. The Soviet Model: An Alternative Vision of Science and Society -- 5. The Soviet Influence on Physicians and Physiologists -- 6. Franz Boas Mobilizes the Scientists Against Fascism -- 7. Scientists Establish the American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom -- 8. Beyond Liberal Reform: The American Association of Scientific Workers -- 9. Conclusion -- Manuscript Collections -- Notes -- Index.
