the birth of energy security in industrial America Shulman, Peter A. 1979- creator text bibliography mdu 2015 monographic eng

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xii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. 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. 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. Peter A. Shulman. Includes bibliographical references (page 235-296) and index. n-us--- Coal trade Political aspects United States History 19th century Comercio del carbón Aspectos políticos Estados Unidos Siglo XIX Energy policy United States History 19th century Política energética Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XIX Industrialization Political aspects United States History 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 9781421417066 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 1421417065 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 2014035090 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=44968 http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=44968 DLC 140911 20240807101219.0 18299007 eng