Coal and Empire : The Birth of Energy Security in Industrial America /

Since the early twentieth century, Americans have associated oil with national security. From World War I to American involvement in the Middle East, this connection has seemed a self-evident truth. But as Peter A. Shulman argues, Americans had to learn to think about the geopolitics of energy in te...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Shulman, Peter A., 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Industries.
Business & Economics.
Industrialization > Political aspects.
Energy policy.
Diplomatic relations.
Coal trade > Political aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Industrialisation > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Politique energetique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Charbon > Industrie > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Industrialization > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Energy policy > United States > History > 19th century.
Coal trade > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 1865-
United States > Foreign relations > 1865-
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : In which the President seeks an audience with the King
  • Chapter 1. Empire and the politics of information
  • Chapter 2. Engineering economy
  • Chapter 3. The economy of time and space
  • Chapter 4. The slavery solution
  • Chapter 5. The debate over coaling stations
  • Chapter 6. Inventing logistics
  • Conclusion : Energy and security in perspective
  • Chronological listing of cited Congressional publications from the United States Serial Set
  • Notes
  • Bibliographic essay
  • Index.

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