In this magisterial study, Timothy Mitchell rethinks the history of
energy, bringing into his grasp environmental politics, the
struggle for democracy, and the place of the Middle East in the
modern world. With the rise of coal power, the producers who
oversaw its development acquired the ability to shut down energy
systems, a threat they used to build the first mass democracies.
Oil offered the West an alternative, and with it came a new form of
politics. Oil created a denatured political life the central object
of which-the economy-appeared capable of infinite growth. What
followed was a Western democracy dependent on an undemocratic
Middle East. We now live with the consequences: an impoverished
political practice, incapable of addressing the crises that
threaten to end the age of carbon democracy - namely, the
disappearance of cheap energy and the carbon-fuelled collapse of
the ecological order. For the updated edition of this classic
title, Timothy Mitchell has written a new preface, reassessing its
arguments in the light of recent political events.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Authors: |
Timothy Mitchell
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
304 |
| Edition: |
3rd edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80429-249-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-80429-249-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781804292495 |
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