Power to the People by Astrid Kander, Paolo Malanima, Paul Warde - 9780691168227

Name: Power to the People by Astrid Kander, Paolo Malanima, Paul Warde - 9780691168227
Brand: Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press

Power to the PeopleEnergy in Europe over the Last Five Centuries\nAuthor(s): Astrid Kander, Paolo Malanima, Paul Warde\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691168227, 978-0691168227\nSynopsis\nPower 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 energy consumption has stabilized. This book cha.

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