| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 112.5

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John Krige. American Hegemony and the Postwar Reconstruction of Science in Europe. (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology.) Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 2006. Pp. viii, 376. $40.00.

During the era of the Marshall Plan and beyond, U.S. aid played a critical role in reconstructing European science. John Krige's book combines insights from the history of U.S. foreign relations and science studies in order to examine how American patronage shaped the scientific enterprise in Europe after World War II. Cold War politics and American dollars, Krige argues, combined with the aspirations of scientific communities on both sides of the Atlantic to produce a scientific order consonant with American ideals and foreign policy objectives. As Krige puts it, "Scientific statesmen, officials in the U.S. administration, and officers in organizations like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations did more than simply `share' science or `promote' American values abroad; they tried to reconfigure the European scientific landscape, and to build an Atlantic community with common practices and values under U.S. leadership" (p. 3).

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