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Scientific Innovation in the Russian Empire: The Case of Genetic Soil Science
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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Publication details
| Title of host publication | Science and Empire in Eastern Europe |
|---|---|
| Date | Accepted/In press - 27 Jun 2018 |
| Date | Published (current) - 1 Apr 2020 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Publisher | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |
| Place of Publication | Munich |
| Editors | Jan Arend |
| Original language | English |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-525-31074-8 |
Publication series
| Name | Bad Wiesseer Tagungen des Collegium Carolinum |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht |
| Volume | 38 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2190-1376 |
Abstract
This essay asks why the innovation of genetic soil science occurred in the Russian Empire in the late-nineteenth century.
- soil science, empire, Russian empire, Dokuchaev, INNOVATION
Research areas
Research outputs
The Plough that Broke the Steppes: Agriculture and Environment on Russia’s Grasslands, 1700-1914
Research output: Book/Report › Book
The Centenary of the Journal Soil Science: Reflections on the Discipline in the United States and Russia Around a Hundred Years ago
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Ekologicheskaya istoriya rossiiskikh stepei: Vasilii Dokuchaev i neurozhai 1891 g.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The international dissemination of Russian genetic soil science (pochvovedenie), 1870s – 1914
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Mezhdunarodnyi transfer idei rossiiskogo geneticheskoga pochvovedeniia v 1870-1914 gg.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The Steppe as Fertile Ground for Innovation in Conceptualizing Human-Nature Relationships
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The Environmental History of the Russian Steppes: Vasilii Dokuchaev and the Harvest Failure of 1891
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Activities
‘What did the Americans learn from Agriculture in the Eurasian steppes?’, Nazarbayev University History Club, Astana, Kazakhstan, 26 Sept 2018
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Collegium Carolinum Jahrestagung, "Wissenschaft und Imperium im östlichen Europa im 19. Jahrhundert", Bad Wiessee, Germany, 5-8 November 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation
Projects
The Amerikan Steppes: Russian Influences on the Great Plains
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Exploring Russia's Environmental History
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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