Science for Welfare and Warfare: Technology and State Initiative in Cold War Sweden

by Per Lundin (editor), Niklas Stenlås (editor), Johan Gribbe (editor)

Science for Welfare and Warfare investigates the establishment of state-led science and technology in the economic and industrial development of Cold War Sweden. Written by Swedish historians, the book examines how the state gradually took on a new role during and after the Second World War; how this role was justified; how it thoroughly transformed Swedish society and economy over the following several decades.

324 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010