Brian C. Black

To Have and Have Not

Energy in World History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This timely book tells the sweeping story of energy, tracing patterns of use in human history with an emphasis on the modern period. Contextualizing global history through the lens of the Anthropocene, Brian Black traces stages of industrialization, concluding with our current transition within the reality of climate change.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9781538105030
• ISBN-10: 1538105039
• Artikelnr.: 60006803

Autorenporträt

Brian C. Black is head of the Division of Arts and Humanities and professor of history and environmental studies at Penn State Altoona.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue
Introduction: The Urgency of Our Relationship with Energy
PART I: Energy Exchange in the Biological Old Regime (before 1400)
1. Energy in the Human Past
Transitioning by the Numbers: Biological Old Regime
PART II: Industrialization and the Great Reversal (1400-1920)
2. Colonialism, Mercantilism, and Empire
Transitioning by the Numbers: Industrialization
3. Fossil Fuels and the Transformation of Human Work
4. Energizing Everyday Human Life
PART III: Energy Broadens the Gap (1900-2000)
5. Energy and National Security
6. Energy Technology and Empire in the Cold War Era
Transitioning by the Numbers: High-Energy Existence
7. The Energy Gap Takes Shape
PART IV: Integrating Sustainability (2000-2022)
Transitioning by the Numbers: Considering Sustainable Energy
8. Energy Transitions and the Culture of Sustainability
Epilogue: Divining Our Energy Future: Game Over or Game On?
Index