The Rise and Fall of T D Lysenko
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xx, 300pp, central section of black and white photographs. Pictorial light card covers. Sun faded covers. Light chipping to edges and wear to covers. Two reader's cracks in spine. Previous owner's details on half-title page. Internally, neat, clean, bright and tight. 12mo. The first detailed, inside account of Soviet genetics in the period 1937-1964 - perhaps the most bizarre chapter in the history of modern science. This volume is a translation of the Russian written by Medvedev and smuggled out of Russia on microfilm. Translated by Professor I. Michael Lerner.
