Subalternity vs. Hegemony, Cuba's Outstanding Achievements in Science and Biotechnology, 1959-2014

  • Angelo Baracca
  • Rosella Franconi
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Part of the SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology book series (BRIEFSHIST)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction. Cuba’s Exceptional Scientific Development
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 1-10
  3. Meeting Subalternity, A Constant Challenge in Cuban History
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 11-24
  4. Addressing the Challenge of Scientific Development: The First Steep Steps of a Long Path
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 25-37
  5. Reaching a Critical Mass and Laying the Foundations of an Advanced Scientific System
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 39-53
  6. The Decisive Leap in the 1980s: The Attainment of Cuba’s Scientific Autonomy
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 55-73
  7. Decisive Results … and New Challenges
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 75-91
  8. Comparative Considerations and Conclusions
    Angelo Baracca, Rosella Franconi
    Pages 93-103

About this book

Introduction


Keywords

Development vs. Underdevelopment Health Systems Biotechnology in Developing Countries Subalternity vs. Hegemony Scientific Development Genetic Engineering and Vaccines in Cuba

Authors and affiliations

  • Angelo Baracca
    • 1
  • Rosella Franconi
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of FlorenceSesto FiorentinoItaly
  2. 2.Department of Sustainability, ENEA, Italian National Agency for New TechnologiesEnergy and Sustainable Economic Development, Casaccia Research CentreRomeItaly

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40609-1
  • Copyright Information The Author(s) 2016
  • Publisher Name Springer, Cham
  • eBook Packages Biomedical and Life Sciences
  • Print ISBN 978-3-319-40608-4
  • Online ISBN 978-3-319-40609-1
  • Series Print ISSN 2211-4564
  • Series Online ISSN 2211-4572
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