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Fossil Capital

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Fossil Capital

By Andreas Malm

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The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam-power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional fuels, notably water, to steam? Overturning established theories of the transition and offering a radically new view of our warming world, this study shows how steam was adopted as a superior sou...Show more

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9781784781323

Publisher

Verso Books

Published year

2016

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Fossil Capital

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