Models of Nature

"Models of Nature "studies the early and turbulent years of the Soviet conservation movement from the October Revolution to the mid-1930s--Lenin's rule to the rise of Stalin. This new edition includes an afterword by the author that reflects upon the study's impact and discusses advances in the field since the book was first published.

ISBN	0822957337	Pages	312
ISBN13	9780822957331 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	University of Pittsburgh Press	Weight (grammes)	454
Imprint	University of Pittsburgh Press	Published in	Pittsburgh PA
Format	Paperback	Series title	Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies
Publication date	31 Aug 2000	Height (mm)	230
Library of Congress	2001266370	Width (mm)	150
DEWEY	333.70947	Spine width (mm)	19
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	Monuments of Nature	7
2	Conservation and Revolution	19
3	Conservation under the NEP	31
4	The Limits to Growth	40
5	The Goskomitet and the Zapovedniki	53
6	Models of Nature: The Zapovedniki and Community Ecology	64
7	The Conservation Congress of 1929	85
8	The Cultural Revolution Comes to Biology	121
9	Protective Coloration	134
10	Conservation and the Five-Year Plan	149
11	The Great Transformation of Nature	164
12	Engineers of Nature	178
13	The First All-Union Conservation Congress	194
14	Conservation without Ecology: Nature Protection in the Age of Lysenko	211
	Conclusion	211
	Afterword	239
App. 1	Soviet Zapovedniki: Affiliation, Area, and Administrative Status, 1925-1933	251
App. 2	Zapovedniki of the USSR in 1933	256
	Acronyms	261
	Glossary	263
	Abbreviations Used in Notes and Bibliography	264
	Notes	266
	Selected Bibliography	301
	Index	319

"Douglas R. Weiner treats conservation--the main topic of this book--as a complex phenomenon molded by government policies, scientific ideas, cultural values, and ideological tenets. He concentrates on the Soviet period from the October Revolution to the consolidation of Stalinist rule in the mid-1930s. . . . Thoroughly documented and firmly integrated, this book is a major contribution to the history of Soviet science, politics, and culture." "--American Historical Review"

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