{"product_id":"a-martian-stranded-on-earth-nikolai-krementsov-9780226454122","title":"A Martian Stranded on Earth: Alexander Bogdanov, Blood Transfusions, and Proletarian Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch like Vladimir Lenin, his onetime rival for the leadership of the Bolshevik party during its formative years, Alexander Bogdanov (1873-1928) was a visionary. In two science fiction novels set on Mars, Bogdanov imagined a future in which the workers of the world, liberated from capitalist exploitation, create a \"physiological collective\" that rejuvenates and unites its members through regular blood exchanges. But Bogdanov was not merely a dreamer. He worked tirelessly to popularize and realize his vision, founding the first research institute devoted to the science of blood transfusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e A Martian Stranded on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, the first broad-based book on Bogdanov in English, Nikolai Krementsov examines Bogdanov's roles as revolutionary, novelist, and scientist, presenting his protagonist as a coherent thinker who pursued his ideas in a wide range of venues. Through the lens of Bogdanov's involvement with blood studies on one hand, and of his fictional and philosophical writings on the other, Krementsov offers a nuanced analysis of the interactions between scientific ideas and societal values. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikolai Krementsov\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226454126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226454122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012","brand":"Nikolai Krementsov","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447601672447,"sku":"9780226454122","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e080c3b-0427-49ce-be5e-12d81d803497.jpg?v=1777233782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-martian-stranded-on-earth-nikolai-krementsov-9780226454122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}