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

Main entry:

Mitchell, Timothy, 1955- author. aut

Title & Author:

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

Edition:

First paperback edition

Publication:

London : Verso, 2013.

Description:

ix, 292 pages : maps ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-284) and index.
Introduction -- Machines of democracy -- The prize from fairyland -- Consent of the governed -- Mechanisms of goodwill -- Fuel economy -- Sabotage -- The crisis that never happened -- McJihad -- Conclusion: No more counting on oil -- Afterword to the paperback edition.

Summary:

"Does oil wealth lead to political poverty? It often looks that way, but Carbon Democracy tells a more complex story. In this magisterial study, Timothy Mitchell rethinks the history of energy, bringing into his grasp as he does so environmental politics, the struggle for democracy, and the place of the Middle East in the modern world. With the rise of coal power, the producers who oversaw its production acquired the ability to shut down energy systems, a threat they used to build the first mass democracies. Oil offered the West an alternative, and with it came a new form of politics. Oil created a denatured political life whose central object - the economy - appeared capable of infinite growth. What followed was a Western democracy dependent on an undemocratic Middle East. We now live with the consequences: an impoverished political practice, incapable of addressing the crises that threaten to end the age of carbon democracy - namely, the disappearance of cheap energy and the carbon-fueled collapse of the ecological order."-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

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

Subject:

Petroleum industry and trade Political aspects.
Energy consumption Political aspects.
Environmental policy.
Carbon dioxide mitigation.
Democracy Western countries.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce Aspect politique.
Environnement Politique gouvernementale.
Gaz carbonique Réduction.
Énergie Consommation Aspect politique.
environmental policy.
Democracy
Diplomatic relations
Politique de l'environnement.
Middle East Foreign relations Western countries.
Western countries Foreign relations Middle East.
Moyen-Orient Relations extérieures Occident.
Middle East
Western countries
Moyen-Orient Relations extérieures.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292686
Call No.: BIB 237078
Status: Available

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