Nye, David E., 1946-

When the lights went out : a history of blackouts in America / David E. Nye.

Cambridge, MA : MIT Press, ©2010.

x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Looks at America's development of its electrical grid, which made large-scale power failures possible; military blackouts before and during World War II; New York City s contrasting 1965 and 1977 blackout experiences, the first characterized by cooperation, the second by looting and disorder; the growth in consumer demand that led to rolling blackouts made worse by energy traders' market manipulations; blackouts caused by terrorist attacks and sabotage; and, finally, the greenout, exemplified by the new tradition of Earth Hour, a voluntary reduction organized by environmental organizations. Blackouts are breaks in the flow of social time that reveal much about the trajectory of American history. Each time one occurs, Americans confront their essential condition, not as isolated individuals, but as a community that increasingly binds itself together with electrical wires and signals. From publisher description.

9780262013741 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0262013746 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780262525077 (pbk.)
0262525070 (pbk.)

Electric power failures United States History.
Electrification United States History.
Electrification Social aspects United States.
Pannes d'électricité États-Unis Histoire.
Électrification États-Unis Histoire.
Électrification Aspect social États-Unis.
Electric power failures
Electrification
Electrification Social aspects
Stromausfall
Elektrifizierung
United States
USA

History

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 268447
Cote: BIB 200276
Statut: Disponible