From the Publisher
From the reviews:
“This book is an important gateway to study how Marxist ideas have shaped the development of science studies. … This volume … provides an enlightening introduction to the first stage in the shaping of modern science studies by Marxist theory. It also effectively opens a historical window to questions about later interactions of Marxism and science studies. … a book that is very helpful in understanding of how ideas about the social nature and role of science have developed since the 1930s … .” (Nils Roll-Hansen, Metascience, Vol. 21, 2012)