Societies beyond oil : oil dregs and social futures /
In this groundbreaking book, John Urry shows how the twentieth century created a mirage of unlimited future growth that masked its limits. He considers the nature of an oil-dependent world facing energy descent and what lessons can be learned from past energy-constrained societies. With no large-sca...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
Zed Books,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this groundbreaking book, John Urry shows how the twentieth century created a mirage of unlimited future growth that masked its limits. He considers the nature of an oil-dependent world facing energy descent and what lessons can be learned from past energy-constrained societies. With no large-scale plan B to energize and mobilize societies, Urry assesses the likelihood of some very different futures for this century. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 pages). Also published in printing. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-286) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350222656 |
| DOI: | 10.5040/9781350222656 |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers. |