Coal & empire : the birth of energy security in industrial America /
Shulman, Peter A., 1979-
Coal & empire : the birth of energy security in industrial America / Coal and empire Peter A. Shulman. - xii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 235-296) and index.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Empire and the Politics of Information
2. Engineering Economy
3. The Economy of Time and Space
4. The Slavery Solution
5. The Debate over Coaling Station
6. Inventing Logistics
Conclusion
Chronological Listing of Cited Congressional Publicationsfrom the United States Serial Set
NotesBibliographic Essay
Index.
By exploring how the security dimensions of energy were not intrinsically linked to a particular source of power but rather to political choices about America's role in the world, Shulman ultimately suggests that contemporary global struggles over energy will never disappear, even if oil is someday displaced by alternative sources of power.
9781421417066 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 1421417065 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
2014035090
Coal trade--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Comercio del carbón --Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
Energy policy--History--United States--19th century.
Política energética --Historia --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
Industrialization--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Industrialización --Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
United States--Foreign relations--1865-
Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--1865-
HD 9546 / S562c 2015
338.2/7240973
Coal & empire : the birth of energy security in industrial America / Coal and empire Peter A. Shulman. - xii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (page 235-296) and index.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Empire and the Politics of Information
2. Engineering Economy
3. The Economy of Time and Space
4. The Slavery Solution
5. The Debate over Coaling Station
6. Inventing Logistics
Conclusion
Chronological Listing of Cited Congressional Publicationsfrom the United States Serial Set
NotesBibliographic Essay
Index.
By exploring how the security dimensions of energy were not intrinsically linked to a particular source of power but rather to political choices about America's role in the world, Shulman ultimately suggests that contemporary global struggles over energy will never disappear, even if oil is someday displaced by alternative sources of power.
9781421417066 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 1421417065 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
2014035090
Coal trade--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Comercio del carbón --Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
Energy policy--History--United States--19th century.
Política energética --Historia --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
Industrialization--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Industrialización --Aspectos políticos --Estados Unidos --Siglo XIX
United States--Foreign relations--1865-
Estados Unidos --Relaciones exteriores--1865-
HD 9546 / S562c 2015
338.2/7240973