{"product_id":"power-politics-carbon-energy-in-historical-perspective-paperback","title":"Power Politics: Carbon Energy in Historical Perspective - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClif Stratton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Spohnholz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing directly out of the experiences of a team of Washington State University historians who designed a new foundational course for WSU's common requirements, the \u003cstrong\u003eRoots of Contemporary Issues series\u003c\/strong\u003e is built on the premise that students will be better at facing current and future challenges, no matter their major or career path, if they are capable of addressing controversial and pressing issues in mature, reasoned ways using evidence, critical thinking, and clear written and oral communication skills. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo help students achieve these goals, each title in the \u003cstrong\u003eRoots of Contemporary Issues series\u003c\/strong\u003e argues that today's problems are not simply the outcomes of yesterday's decisions: they are shaped by years, decades, and centuries of historical developments. Solving the central problems facing our world requires a deep historical understanding of the ways in which humans have been interconnected with faraway places for centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003ePower Politics\u003c\/em\u003e is centered around the premise that in order to generate real solutions to the problem of climate change, we must first understand how our relationship to the carbon-based fuels that drive global warming has unfolded over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy tracing the historical relationship between carbon energy and political ideas, institutions, motivations, and actions, \u003cem\u003ePower Politics\u003c\/em\u003e places readers in a better position to understand the entrenched nature of climate change denialism, capitalists' self-proclaimed ability to correct the problem, and the appeal of politically radical solutions to global warming. The book is organized into five chapters that move forward in time and offer selected case studies that illustrate how the pursuit of carbon energy and politics intersect and shape each other over time. The chapters track five key periods in the political history of carbon energy: the pre-industrial, the industrial revolution, the ages of empire and mass democracy, the Cold War and decolonization, and the late- and post- Cold War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClif Stratton\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches history and is the Director of University Common Requirements (UCORE) at Washington State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52483099885875,"sku":"9780190696221","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RAyyK6AnvH9780190696221.webp?v=1759748336","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/power-politics-carbon-energy-in-historical-perspective-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}