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Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson
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Description for Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
In recent years, the concept of "peak oil"-the moment when global oil production peaks and a train of economic, social, and political catastrophes accompany its subsequent decline-has captured the imagination of a surprisingly large number of Americans, ordinary citizens as well as scholars, and created a quiet, yet intense underground movement. In Peak Oil, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson takes readers deep inside the world of "peakists," showing how their hopes and fears about the postcarbon future led them to prepare for the social breakdown they foresee-all of which are fervently discussed and debated via websites, online forums, videos, and novels. By ... Read more
In recent years, the concept of "peak oil"-the moment when global oil production peaks and a train of economic, social, and political catastrophes accompany its subsequent decline-has captured the imagination of a surprisingly large number of Americans, ordinary citizens as well as scholars, and created a quiet, yet intense underground movement. In Peak Oil, Matthew Schneider-Mayerson takes readers deep inside the world of "peakists," showing how their hopes and fears about the postcarbon future led them to prepare for the social breakdown they foresee-all of which are fervently discussed and debated via websites, online forums, videos, and novels. By ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226285436
SKU
V9780226285436
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About Matthew Schneider-Mayerson
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson is the Cultures of Energy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences at Rice University.
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