| Past and Present Energy Societies: How Energy Connects Politics, Technologies, and Cultures Contributor(s): Möllers, Nina (Author), Zachmann, Karin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3837619648 ISBN-13: 9783837619645 Publisher: Transcript Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science |
| Dewey: 333.79 |
| Series: Science Studies |
| Physical Information: 338 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
