China and the International Astronomical Union - Montmerle, Thierry; Zhou, Yi; - Prospero Internetes Könyváruház

China and the International Astronomical Union: Divorce, Separation and Reconciliation (1958?1982)
 
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ISBN13:9783031017896
ISBN10:3031017897
Kötéstípus:Puhakötés
Terjedelem:213 oldal
Méret:235x155 mm
Súly:361 g
Nyelv:angol
Illusztrációk: 54 Illustrations, black & white; 15 Illustrations, color
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China and the International Astronomical Union

Divorce, Separation and Reconciliation (1958?1982)
 
Kiadás sorszáma: 1st ed. 2022
Kiadó: Springer
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Rövid leírás:

Seen from ?inside the IAU,? this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China ?divorced? from the International Astronomical Union in 1960  as a protest against the admission of Taiwan. This happened to all the scientific unions at the same time, and to the Olympic Games, which, unexpectedly, would serve as a laboratory for the ?reconciliation? which took place following the re-opening of China to the world 20 years later.

The so-called ?China conflict? is the most important crisis in the post-WWII history of the IAU. Yet, many details about this conflict and its links to broader geopolitical events have long remained unsettled, obscure, or altogether absent. In particular, the book describes for the first time the ?separation? period, which covered the Cultural Revolution, and in which the IAU made desperate official efforts to reach out to China, while some groups of Western and Chinese astronomers managed to keep contact at times. On the occasion of the IAU Centenary celebrations in 2019, the book revisits this painful succession of events using unpublished documents from the IAU Archives and the International Council of Scientific Unions. The book also contains supplementary typescripts of selected handwritten correspondences and the full translation of key original Chinese documents unknown to readers outside China.

What emerges is a complex and fascinating story of human relations and science diplomacy under the shadow of the Cold War. Readers will learn how the 20-year ?China conflict? as lived by astronomers and scientists is important not only for the history of the IAU, but also for the history of contemporary China.

?This book is full of so many original documents of the IAU office, very reliable and good to open to the public readers.? Shuhua Ye, Shanghai Observatory (IAU Vice-President, 1988-1994) 

This book is a companion book to "Astronomers as Diplomats," published at the same timein the same series.


Hosszú leírás:

Seen from ?inside the IAU,? this book tells the in-depth story of a major crisis in which China ?divorced? from the International Astronomical Union in 1960  as a protest against the admission of Taiwan. This happened to all the scientific unions at the same time, and to the Olympic Games, which, unexpectedly, would serve as a laboratory for the ?reconciliation? which took place following the re-opening of China to the world 20 years later.

The so-called ?China conflict? is the most important crisis in the post-WWII history of the IAU. Yet, many details about this conflict and its links to broader geopolitical events have long remained unsettled, obscure, or altogether absent. In particular, the book describes for the first time the ?separation? period, which covered the Cultural Revolution, and in which the IAU made desperate official efforts to reach out to China, while some groups of Western and Chinese astronomers managed to keep contact at times. On the occasion of the IAU Centenary celebrations in 2019, the book revisits this painful succession of events using unpublished documents from the IAU Archives and the International Council of Scientific Unions. The book also contains supplementary typescripts of selected handwritten correspondences and the full translation of key original Chinese documents unknown to readers outside China.

What emerges is a complex and fascinating story of human relations and science diplomacy under the shadow of the Cold War. Readers will learn how the 20-year ?China conflict? as lived by astronomers and scientists is important not only for the history of the IAU, but also for the history of contemporary China. 

?This book is full of so many original documents of the IAU office, very reliable and good to open to the public readers.Shuhua Ye, Shanghai Observatory (IAU Vice-President, 1988-1994)

This book is a companion book to "Astronomers as Diplomats," published at the same time in the same series.




?The book is informative and well-written in general ? . the book, well-sourced and quite readable, serves not only as a solid contribution to the history of the IAU, Chinese astronomy, and Cold War science diplomacy, but also as a timely reminder of how geol-politics can powerfully reshape international scientific interactions.? (Zuoyue Wang, Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 26 (3), 2023)?

Tartalomjegyzék:
- 1. Introduction and Outline. - 2. Historical and Geopolitical Background. - 3. The Divorce. - 4. China vs. Taiwan: A General Problem for Scientific Unions. - 5. Living in Separate Worlds. - 6. The Question of Taiwan: Pressure from UNESCO. - 7. The Uncertain Road to Reconciliation. - 8. Conclusions. - 9. Epilogue. - Appendix A: A ?Personal Account? by D. Sadler (1976) of the Admission of Taiwan to the IAU. - Appendix B: IAU Archival Documents (1958?1979). - Appendix C: A Visit to China Astronomy in 1979. - Appendix D: Under One Starry Sky?The History of the International Astronomy Union (IAU).