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oapen-20.500.12657-576852022-08-02T02:59:31Z Energy in the Americas; Energy in the Americas Kiddle, Amelia M. Energy history energy production oil and gas electricity nuclear power energy policy energy in society energy and society renewable energy energy debate energy problems global energy sustainable energy extraction extraction industry extractive industry mining hydroelectricity western hemisphere North America South America energy regulation energy politics national energy bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJK History of the Americas bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics, finance, business & management::KC Economics::KCC Microeconomics Understanding the history of energy and the evolving place of energy in society is essential to facing the changing future of energy production. Across North and South America, national and localized understandings of energy as a common, public, or market good have influenced the development of energy industries. Energy in the Americas brings the diverse energy histories of North and South American nations into dialogue with one another, presenting an integrated hemispheric framework for understanding the historical constructions of contemporary debates on the role of energy in society. Rejecting pat truisms, this collection historicizes the experiences of producers and policymakers and assesses the interplay between environmental, technological, political, and ideological influences within and between countries and continents. Breaking down assumptions about the evolution of national energy histories, Energy in the Americas broadens and opens the conversation. De-emphasizing the traditional focus on national peculiarities, it favours an international, integrated approach that brings together the work of established and emerging scholars. This is an essential step in understanding the circumstances that have created current energy policy and practice, and the historical narratives that underpin how energy production is conceptualized and understood. 2022-08-01T12:37:07Z 2022-08-01T12:37:07Z 2021 book ONIX_20220801_9781552389409_5 9781552389409 9781552389393 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57685 eng Energy Histories, Cultures, and Politics application/pdf n/a 9781552389409.pdf University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press 5c7afbd8-3329-4175-a51e-9949eb959527 9781552389409 9781552389393 University of Calgary Press 2 416 Calgary open access
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Understanding the history of energy and the evolving place of energy in society is essential to facing the changing future of energy production. Across North and South America, national and localized understandings of energy as a common, public, or market good have influenced the development of energy industries. Energy in the Americas brings the diverse energy histories of North and South American nations into dialogue with one another, presenting an integrated hemispheric framework for understanding the historical constructions of contemporary debates on the role of energy in society. Rejecting pat truisms, this collection historicizes the experiences of producers and policymakers and assesses the interplay between environmental, technological, political, and ideological influences within and between countries and continents. Breaking down assumptions about the evolution of national energy histories, Energy in the Americas broadens and opens the conversation. De-emphasizing the traditional focus on national peculiarities, it favours an international, integrated approach that brings together the work of established and emerging scholars. This is an essential step in understanding the circumstances that have created current energy policy and practice, and the historical narratives that underpin how energy production is conceptualized and understood.
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