Denationalizing science : the contexts of international scientific practice / edited by Elisabeth Crawford, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Strasbourg, France, Terry Shinn, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France, and Sverker Sörlin, University of Umeä, Sweden.

Present trends indicate that in the years to come transnational science, whether basic or applied and involving persons, equipment or funding, will grow considerably. The main purpose of this volume is to try to understand the reasons for this denationalization of science, its historical contexts an...

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