Fossil Capital : The Rise of Steam-Power and the Roots of Global Warming (Hardcover)

from deblemrc

detailed analysis, from a Marxist point of view, of the rise of steam power during the industrial revolution, and the globalisation of steam power after WWII.

from stillatim

I put off writing my review for too long, because this book was too good and I wanted to say too much. The chapter 'Fossil Capital' is the most gloriously ingenious thing I've read in years, utterly convincing, and horrifying. The climate crisis is undeniably caused by the economic system in whic...

from stillatim

I put off writing my review for too long, because this book was too good and I wanted to say too much. The chapter 'Fossil Capital' is the most gloriously ingenious thing I've read in years, utterly convincing, and horrifying. The climate crisis is undeniably caused by the economic system in whic...