Sorensen, Bent

History of energy: northern Europe from the stone age to the present day / by Bent sorensen - New York: Earthscan, 2012. - x, 540 p.

1. Introduction: Climate Background and Eem Visitors --
2. Weichselian Stone Age: Coping with the Cold North --
3. Late Stone Age: More Settlements and Transitions --
4. Agriculture, Trade and Metals --
5. Migration and Exploration by Land and Sea --
6. Medieval Society: Church Building and a Little Dissent --
7. Renaissance: The Missed Opportunities --
8. Aftermath: Ecological Disasters and Counter-measures --
9. Industrialisation and Infrastructure Development --
10. Electricity: Wind or Coal? --
11. Oil, Nuclear (no thanks!) and Natural Gas --
12. Conflicting Directions: Renewable Energy and Decentralisation in a World of Globalisation and Growing Consumption. Index

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

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