{"product_id":"martian-stranded-on-earth","title":"Martian Stranded on Earth","description":"Much 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. In \"A Martian Stranded on Earth\", 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.","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54219974050136,"sku":"9780226454122","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780226454122_beba5435-0b41-499b-9a88-f7e29d222f04.jpg?v=1779245130","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/martian-stranded-on-earth","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}