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Burning swamps : peat and the forgotten margins of Russia's fossil economy /

"This groundbreaking environmental history approaches Russia's fossil economy from its margins. Tracing the forgotten role of peat in industry and power generation, Katja Bruisch makes a compelling case for foregrounding overlooked places, people, and resources as we tell the histories of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruisch, Katja (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Studies in environment and history.
Subjects:
Peat bogs > Russia (Federation)
Peat industry > Russia (Federation) > History.
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects > Russia (Federation)
Environmental degradation > Russia (Federation)
Environnement > Dégradation > Russie.
Environmental degradation.
Fossil fuels > Economic aspects.
Peat bogs.
Peat industry > History.
Russia (Federation)
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Summary:"This groundbreaking environmental history approaches Russia's fossil economy from its margins. Tracing the forgotten role of peat in industry and power generation, Katja Bruisch makes a compelling case for foregrounding overlooked places, people, and resources as we tell the histories of the planetary emergency"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 271 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009603096 (electronic bk.)
1009603094