Energy In World History

Vaclav Smil (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

320 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-00892-5 (ISBN)

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Vaclav Smil offers a comprehensive look at the role of energy in world history, ranging from human muscle-power in foraging societies and animal-power in traditional farming to preindustrial hydraulic techniques and modern fossil-fueled civilization.

Every human activity entails the conversion of energy. Changes in the fundamental sources of energy, and in the use of energy sources, are a basic dimension of the evolution of society. Our appreciation of the significance of these processes is essential to a fuller understanding of world history. Vaclav Smil offers a comprehensive look at the role

Vaclav Smil teaches at the University of Manitoba. He has written thirteen books, including Energy, Food, Environment: Realities, Myths, Options; General Energetics; and Global Ecology, Environmental Change, and Social Flexibility .

Energy and Society -- Energy in Prehistory -- Traditional Agriculture -- Preindustrial Prime Movers and Fuels -- Fossil-Fueled Civilization -- Energy in World History -- Basic Measures -- Power in History -- Suggested Readings

Erscheinungsdatum	29.04.2019
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Gewicht	750 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-367-00892-0 / 0367008920
ISBN-13	978-0-367-00892-5 / 9780367008925
Zustand	Neuware