Power to the People. Energy in Europe over the last five centuries
Details:
- Author(s) Kander, Astrid, Paul Warde & Paolo Malanima
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2014
- Pages 472pp; illus
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Place Published Princeton NJ
Topics:
- Name Power & fuel history
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
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Notes:
'Examines the varied but interconnected relationships between energy consumption and economic development in Europe over the last five centuries'. Chapters include: Part 1: 'Pre-industrial economies' - 'Traditional sources' / 'Constraints and dynamics'; Part 2: 'The first industrial revolution' - 'A modern energy regime' / 'The coal development block' / 'Energy and industrial growth'; Part 3: 'The second and third industrial revolutions' - 'Energy transitions in the twentieth century' / 'Major development blocks in the twentieth century and their impacts on energy' / 'The role of energy in twentieth century economic growth' / 'Summary and implications for the future'