{"product_id":"9780226454146","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\u003eA 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","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120224846064,"sku":"9780226454146","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780226454146_p0.jpg?v=1763674436","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226454146","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}