Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming by Andreas Malm

Fossil Capital: The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming

Andreas Malm

488 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics informative slow-paced
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How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power.The more we know about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we burn. How did we end up in this mess?In this masterful new history, Andreas Ma...

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