Birth of Energy : Fossil Fuels, Thermodynamics, and the Politics of Work, Pap...
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As Daggett shows, thermodynamics was deployed as an imperial science to govern fossil fuel use, labor, and colonial expansion, in part through a hierarchical ordering of humans and nonhumans. Substituting one source of energy for another will not ensure a habitable planet; rather, the concepts of energy and work themselves must be decoupled.
Specifications
| ISBN | 9781478006329 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Item Length | 9 in |
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Series | Elements Ser. |
| Type | Textbook |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Item Height | 0.6 in |
| Author | Cara New Daggett |
| Item Weight | 12.8 Oz |
| Item Width | 6 in |
| Number Of Pages | 280 Pages |
This textbook is in great condition, with no writing or highlighting inside.