02754cam a2200517 i 4500 18299007 BJBSDDR 20240807101219.0 ta 140911s2015 mduab b 001 0 eng 2014035090 9781421417066 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 1421417065 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 9781421417073 (electronic) 1421417073 (electronic) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- HD 9546 S562c 2015 338.2/7240973 Shulman, Peter A., 1979- 37717 Coal & empire : the birth of energy security in industrial America / Peter A. Shulman. Coal and empire Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015 xii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Coal trade Political aspects United States History 19th century. Comercio del carbón Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos Siglo XIX 37833 Energy policy United States History 19th century. Política energética Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XIX 33022 Industrialization Political aspects United States History 19th century. Industrialización Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos Siglo XIX 37831 United States Foreign relations 1865- Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 1865- 73 Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=44968 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK dpf 121814 121814 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2024-08-01 0 HD 9546 S562c 2015 00000183160 2024-08-01 00:00:00 1 2024-08-01 BK