On Petrocultures - Globalization, Culture, and Energy (Hardcover)

On Petrocultures brings together key essays by Imre Szeman, a leading scholar in the field of energy humanities and a critical voice in debates about globalization and neoliberalism. Szeman's most important and influential essays, in dialogue with exciting new pieces written for the book, investigate ever-evolving circuits of power in the contemporary world, as manifested in struggles over space and belonging, redefinitions of work and individual autonomy, and the deep links between energy use and climate change. These essays explore life lived in the twenty-first century by examining critically the vocabulary through which capitalism makes sense of itself, focusing on concepts like the nation, globalization, neoliberalism, creativity, and entrepreneurship. At the heart of the volume is the concept of "petrocultures," which demands that we understand a fundamental fact of modern life: we are shaped by and through fossil fuels. Szeman argues that we cannot take steps to address global warming without fundamentally changing the social, cultural, and political norms and expectations developed in conjunction with the energy riches of the past century. On Petrocultures maps the significant challenge of our dependence on fossil fuels and probes ways we might begin to leave petrocultures behind.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Energy and Society
Release date:	May 2019
Authors:	Imre Szeman
Dimensions:	140 x 216 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-946684-87-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > General
LSN:	1-946684-87-2
Barcode:	9781946684875

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