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Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries
Astrid Kander
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Description for Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries
Paperback. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; KCZ; KNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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 Industrial Revolution continued this energy expansion and social transformation through the use of oil and electricity, but after 1970 Europe entered a new stage in which ... Read more
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 Industrial Revolution continued this energy expansion and social transformation through the use of oil and electricity, but after 1970 Europe entered a new stage in which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Condition
New
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691168227
SKU
V9780691168227
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About Astrid Kander
Astrid Kander is professor of economic history at Lund University. Paolo Malanima is director of the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies at the National Research Council in Italy. Paul Warde is reader in early modern history at the University of East Anglia and research associate at the Centre for History and Economics, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge.
Reviews for Power to the People: Energy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries
Employing economic theory and growth accounting to illuminate the linkages between energy use and economic activity and supporting their argument with extensive quantitative evidence, the authors make a compelling case that modern economic growth would have been impossible without the increased energy intensity made possible by exploitation of fossil fuels. This work provides valuable historical perspectives on pressing contemporary challenges. ... Read more