Silencing Science: National Security Controls & Scientific Communication

by Harold C. Relyea

Overview

. . . Relyea's book provides good source material and discussion for an important juncture in American and world history, and also a point of departure for future studies of scientific communication in relation to national security concerns in the so-called Post-Cold War Setting. -Jourbanal of Information Ethics

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781567500967
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1994
Series:	Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies, and Services
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

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Table of Contents

About the Author
Preface
Framing the Conflict
Science, Technology, and National Security
The Emergence and Application of Controls
The Campus Setting
The Industry Setting
The Post-Cold War Setting
Appendices
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index

Editorial Reviews

An examination of the silencing of science in America, for reasons of national security, as well as an exploration of the elusive nature of the national security concept, the way national security policy is formulated and expressed, and countervailing protections of speech and publication, including traditional scientific communication in the US. Paper edition (unseen), $24.50. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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