The Subterranean Forest - Energy Systems and the Industrial Revolution (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

"The Subterrranean Forest" studies the historical transition from the agrarian solar energy regime to the use of fossil energy, which has fuelled the industrial transformation of the last 200 years. The author argues that the analysis of historical energy systems provides an explanation for the basic patterns of different social formations. It is the availability of free energy that defines the framework within which socio-metabolic processes can take place. This thesis explains why the industrial revolution started in Britain, where coal was readily available and firewood already depleted or difficult to transport, whereas Germany, with its huge forests next to rivers, was much later. This landmark text was originally published in German in 1982 and was thoroughly revised and updated for the White Horse Press in 2001.

General

Imprint:	Whitehorse Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Rolf Peter Sieferle
Translators:	Michael Osmann
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	242
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-874267-53-9
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history
LSN:	1-874267-53-7
Barcode:	9781874267539

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