Michael Gordin, “The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe” (University of Chicago Press, 2012)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

EpisodeDec 19, 20121h 1m

Michael Gordin, “The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe” (University of Chicago Press, 2012)

New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies

EpisodeDec 19, 20121h 1m

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