Powering empire : how coal made the Middle East and sparked global carbonization /

The Age of Empire was driven by coal, and the Middle East--as an idea--was made by coal. Coal's imperial infrastructure presaged the geopolitics of oil that wreaks carnage today, as carbonization threatens our very climate. Powering Empire argues that we cannot promote worldwide decarbonization...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barak, On (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Temas:
Coal trade > Middle East > History.
Coal trade > Political aspects.
Charbon > Industrie > Aspect politique.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Coal trade > Political aspects
Coal trade
Middle East
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : energy and empire
  • Water
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Environment
  • Risk
  • Fossil.

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