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Past and Present Energy Societies
. Ed(S): Zachmann, Karin; Moellers, Nina
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Description for Past and Present Energy Societies
Paperback. Editor(s): Zachmann, Karin; Moellers, Nina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JF; JP; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Abundant, salutary, problematic - energy makes history. As a symbol, resource and consumer good, it shapes technologies, politics, societies and cultural world views. Focussing on a range of energy types, from electricity and oil to bioenergy, this volume analyzes the social, cultural and political concepts and discourses of energy and their implementation and materialization within technical systems, applications, media representations and consumer practice. By examining and connecting production, mediation and consumption aspects from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, the book offers an innovative view on how energy is imagined, discussed, staged and used.
Abundant, salutary, problematic - energy makes history. As a symbol, resource and consumer good, it shapes technologies, politics, societies and cultural world views. Focussing on a range of energy types, from electricity and oil to bioenergy, this volume analyzes the social, cultural and political concepts and discourses of energy and their implementation and materialization within technical systems, applications, media representations and consumer practice. By examining and connecting production, mediation and consumption aspects from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, the book offers an innovative view on how energy is imagined, discussed, staged and used.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837619645
SKU
V9783837619645
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99-1
About . Ed(S): Zachmann, Karin; Moellers, Nina
Nina Möllers (PhD) is researcher at the Deutsches Museum (Munich) and curator of the Rachel Carson Center. Her research interests include Museum and Environmental Studies, History of Technology and the American South. Karin Zachmann (PhD) is Professor of History of Technology at the Technical University of Munich. She is known for her scholarship on engineering professions and technical education, history ... Read more
Reviews for Past and Present Energy Societies
»The book is highly relevant for scholars of energy and society, especially for those looking for new ways of analysing relations between energy, culture, politics and technology. All the essays are fresh, new and inspiring for scholars investigating energy and society in Europe as well as in other countries.« Jytte Thorndahl, ICON, 20/1 (2014) »Ein kohärenter Band, dessen Beiträge ... Read more