A history of energy
Subtitle: Northern Europe from the Stone Age to the present day
By: Bent Sørensen
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9781849713849; 9781849713856; 9780203136744
Subjects: Human ecology; Power resources; Environmental conditions; History
Notes: "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Climate background and Eem visitors; title: Weichselian stone age : Coping with the cold North; title: Late stone age : More settlements and transitions; title: Agriculture, trade, and metals; title: Migration and exploration by land and sea; title: Medieval society : Church building and a little dissent; title: Renaissance : The missed opportunities; title: Aftermath : Ecological disasters and counter-measures; title: Industrialisation and infrastructure development; title: Electricity : wind or coal?; title: Oil, nuclear (no thanks!) and natural gas; title: Conflicting directions : Renewable energy and decentralisation in a world of globalisation and growing consumption.