Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries
Astrid Kander, Paolo Malanima, Paul Warde
ISBN: | 9781400848881 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Published: | 5 January, 2014 |
Format: | eBook |
Editions: |
2 other editions
of this product
|
Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries
Astrid Kander, Paolo Malanima, Paul Warde
Power to the People examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries. It describes how the traditional energy economy of medieval and early modern Europe was marked by stable or falling per capita energy consumption, and how the First Industrial Revolution in the eighteenth century-fueled by coal and steam engines-redrew the economic, social, and geopolitical map of Europe and the world. The Second
Shop Preferences
Customize which shops to display. You can include the following shops by logging in to change your settings.