NDLI: Stalinist Genetics: The Constitutional Rhetoric of T.D. Lysenko (Standchevici, D.) [Book Review]

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Stanchevici, D.
Copyright Year	1988
Description	The author of this book provides a successful rhetorical analysis of Lysenkoist discourse by examining two speeches given by T.D. Lysenko in 1936 and 1948. Stanchevici (who is from Moldova, which was once a part of the Soviet Union) uses his background and education in professional writing and rhetoric to add unique insights to this analysis. The book begins with an introduction to Lysenkoist science, categorizing its rhetoric as political propaganda that sustained itself by its opposition to Mendelian genetics. The author provides a thorough background on Lysenkoist themes. These themes include: the orrespondence of Lysenkoism and classical genetics to Marxist-Leninist dialectical materialism, the fitting of Lysenkoism and genetics into the dominant ideology of Stalinist Russia. The author achieves his overall purpose in showing how Lysenko's manipulative rhetoric was able to prevail over Mendelian genetics for a time. Stalinist Genetics provides readers with a thorough analysis and background in order to understand the controversy surrounding Lysenkoism. In a time where politics are intertwined with many aspects of our lives, this book reminds scientists and rhetoricians of the danger of manipulative rhetoric and the negative influences that can result when combining politics and science. REFERENCES [1] Z. Medvedev, The Rise and Fall of T. D. Lysenko. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1969, Trans. by I.M. Werner
Sponsorship	IEEE Professional Communication Society
Starting Page	83
Ending Page	85
Page Count	3
File Size	133112
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03611434
Volume Number	56
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Book reviews Rhetoric Science (general) Genetics Government policies Industries Cultural differences Social factors Social implications of technology rhetoric of science Constitutional Rhetoric genetics Lysenkoism
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial Relations Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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