Carbon Democracy

Name: Carbon Democracy
Brand: Verso Books
SKU: 9781804292495
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Political Power in the Age of Oil

By Timothy Mitchell

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( 853 ratings, 79 reviews)

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Carbon Democracy by Timothy Mitchell explores how the production and consumption of fossil fuels have shaped political power and democracy. The book examines the impact of coal and oil on the development of modern political systems, highlighting the interdependence between energy resources and democratic governance.
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You might like this book if you’re interested in exploring the intricate relationship between energy sources, particularly oil, and the development of modern democratic societies. It offers a unique perspective on how energy production influences political structures and economic systems.

Carbon Democracy

In this magisterial study, Timothy Mitchell rethinks the history of energy, bringing into his grasp environmental politics, the struggle for democracy, and the place of the Middle East in the modern world.

How oil undermines democracy, and our ability to address the environmental crisis

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With the rise of coal power, the producers who oversaw its development acquired the ability to shut down energy systems, a threat they used to build the first mass democracies. Oil offered the West an alternative, and with it came a new form of politics. Oil created a denatured political life, the central object of which—the economy—appeared capable of infinite growth.

What followed was a Western democracy dependent on an undemocratic Middle East. We now live with the consequences: an impoverished political practice, incapable of addressing the crises that threaten to end the age of carbon democracy—namely, the disappearance of cheap energy and the carbon-fuelled collapse of the ecological order.

For the updated edition of this classic title, Timothy Mitchell has written a new preface, reassessing its arguments in the light of recent political events.

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A brilliant and challenging book, Carbon Democracy by Timothy Mitchell, provides a sophisticated analysis of the intertwining of fossil-fuel capitalism and mass democracy. Readers find it intellectually provocative, offering sweeping but readable insights. It highlights the central role of oil companies in 20th-century history and the political and environmental crises we face today. The book demands to be widely shared for its deep exploration of how our modern political and economic systems are inherently linked to fossil fuel consumption.