To Have and Have Not

Tracing our energy usage from the Industrial era to modern times, Brian Black outlines the past, and point us towards the direction we need to go with our energy usage to offset the effects of climate change.

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This important book tells the sweeping story of energy, tracing patterns of energy use in human history. Contextualizing global history through the lens of the Anthropocene, Brian Black traces the eras of industrialization, concluding with our current transition within the reality of climate change. Written by a leading scholar, this book is an essential contribution to environmental history and the rapidly emerging field of energy history.