Consuming Power: A Social History of American Energies by David E. Nye (English)

Description: Consuming Power by David E. Nye Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities.How did the United States become the worlds largest consumer of energy? David Nye shows that this is less a question about the development of technology than it is a question about the development of culture. In Consuming Power, Nye uses energy as a touchstone to examine the lives of ordinary people engaged in normal activities. He looks at how these activities changed as new energy systems were constructed, from colonial times to recent years. He also shows how, as Americans incorporated new machines and processes into their lives, they became ensnared in power systems that were not easily changed- they made choices about the conduct of their lives, and those choices accumulated to produce a consuming culture. Nye examines a sequence of large systems that acquired and then lost technological momentum over the course of American history, including water power, steam power, electricity, the internal-combustion engine, atomic power, and computerization. He shows how each system became part of a larger set of social constructions through its links to the home, the factory, and the city. The result is a social history of America as seen through the lens of energy consumption. Notes "This survey is compellingly written, making intelligent use ofentertaining anecdotes, apt but unfamiliar quotations, and concrete detailsof everyday life--all in the service of innovative general arguments." Jeffrey L. Meikle , Director, American Studies Program, University of Texasat Austin; author of American Plastic: A Cultural History Author Biography David E. Nye is Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute and the History of Science and Technology program at the University of Minnesota and Professor Emeritus of American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark. His other books published by the MIT Press includeElectrifying America and American Technological Sublime. He was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci Medal in 2005 and was knighted by the Queen of Denmark in 2013. Table of Contents Part 1 Expansion: the energies of conquest; water and the industry. Part 2 Concentration: cities of steam; power incorporated; industrial systems. Part 3 Dispersion: consumption and dispersion; the high-energy economy; energy crisis and transition; choices. Review "This survey is compellingly written, making intelligent use ofentertaining anecdotes, apt but unfamiliar quotations, and concrete detailsof everyday life--all in the service of innovative general arguments." Jeffrey L. Meikle , Director, American Studies Program, University of Texasat Austin; author of American Plastic: A Cultural History Promotional This survey is compellingly written, making intelligent use of entertaining anecdotes, apt but unfamiliar quotations, and concrete details of everyday life -- all in the service of innovative general arguments. -- Jeffrey L. Meikle, Director, American Studies Program, University of Texas at Austin; author of American Plastic: A Cultural History Details ISBN0262640384 Author David E. Nye Language English ISBN-10 0262640384 ISBN-13 9780262640381 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1999 Imprint MIT Press Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States Birth 1946 Residence DK Pages 352 Subtitle A Social History of American Energies Short Title CONSUMING POWER REV/E Edition Description Revised Audience Age 18 Series The MIT Press DOI 10.1604/9780262640381 UK Release Date 1999-02-18 AU Release Date 1999-02-18 NZ Release Date 1999-02-18 US Release Date 1999-02-18 Publisher MIT Press Ltd Publication Date 1999-02-18 Alternative 9780262140638 DEWEY 333.790973 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159359537;

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