The Energy Reader

Nader, Laura (Herausgeber)

1. Auflage April 2010
576 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-1-4051-9983-4

John Wiley & Sons

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The Energy Reader presents a series of readings that examine
the energy problem from an anthropological perspective and look at
energy holistically, including social and cultural components and
long term implications for global and social environmental change.

* Brings a unique critical approach to the problem of energy and
its complexity

* Presents the topic as both a human and a technological problem,
differentiating long-term perspectives from short term fixes

* Includes coverage of the politics of energy, the
protection of future generations, the avoidance of dangerous waste
products, efficiency, resilience, and democratic relevance

* Features selections drawn from the work of physicists,
economists, business experts, engineers, journalists, historians,
and entrepreneurs

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface .

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part I: The Energy Problem.

Part II: Mind-Sets - a Critical Perspective.

Part III: The Politics of Energy.

Part IV: Energy Choices.

Part V: Power Shifts.

Part VI: Energy Choices in a Democratic Society.

"Overall, The Energy Reader provides a necessary, timely,
and unique collection of materials to drive these critical
conversations forward." (Culture, Agriculture, Food
and Environment, 12 June 2013)

Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences. Nader's books include Naked Science: Anthropological Inquiry into Boundaries, Power and Knowledge (1996), The Life of the Law (2002), and, with Ugo Mattei, Plunder-When the Rule of Law is Illegal (Blackwell, 2008). Her films To Make the Balance and a later PBS film Little Injustices are widely disseminated.

L. Nader, University of California, Berkeley, USA