Carbon democracy : political power in the age of oil / Timothy Mitchell.

By:

Mitchell, Timothy P, 1955-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Verso, 2013Description: 292 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781781681169 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1781681163 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.01/1

LOC classification:

HD 9560.6 M682c 2013

Contents:

Machines of democracy -- The prize from fairyland -- Consent of the governed -- Mechanisms of goodwill -- Fuel economy -- Sabotage -- The crisis that never happened -- McJihad.

Summary: How oil undermines democracy, and our ability to address the environmental crisis. Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely upon revenues from oil production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy. Timothy Mitchell begins with the history of coal

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HD 9560.6 M682c 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000165161

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machines of democracy -- The prize from fairyland -- Consent of the governed -- Mechanisms of goodwill -- Fuel economy -- Sabotage -- The crisis that never happened -- McJihad.

How oil undermines democracy, and our ability to address the environmental crisis. Oil is a curse, it is often said, that condemns the countries producing it to an existence defined by war, corruption and enormous inequality. Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story, arguing that no nation escapes the political consequences of our collective dependence on oil. It shapes the body politic both in regions such as the Middle East, which rely upon revenues from oil production, and in the places that have the greatest demand for energy. Timothy Mitchell begins with the history of coal

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