{"product_id":"paradoxical-harvest-energy-and-explanation-in-british-history-1870-1914-paperback-9780521288668","title":"Paradoxical Harvest; Energy and explanation in British History, 1870–1914 (Paperback) 9780521288668","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParadoxical Harvest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEnergy and explanation in British History, 1870–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a study of the relationship between the use of energy in society and the general pattern of development in Great Britain during the 1870–1914 era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard N. Adams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521288668, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 30 September 1982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e156 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a study of the relationship between the use of energy in society and the general pattern of development in Great Britain during the 1870–1914 era. Professor Adams argues that Britain's apparent 'decline' in this period was not in fact a decline but a levelling off in capacity to do work, a result of the country's collective decision to invest more heavily abroad than at home. This pattern accords with Lotka's general energetic principle of natural selection. Specifically, Britain found it necessary to invest abroad, thereby creating an industrial environment for its own products and giving the impetus to other industrial nations - especially the United States and Germany - to seriously threaten Britain's primary position in industry and trade. The book should be of interest to those concerned with development, economic growth, energy and society, cultural development, and in general to specialists in anthropology, sociology, European and British history, economics and economic history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures and tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. A historical overview, 1870–1914\u003cbr\u003e 2. Concepts and theory\u003cbr\u003e 3. The levelling off of energy consumption\u003cbr\u003e 4. The world structure expands\u003cbr\u003e 5. Triggering flows: trade, investment and invisibles\u003cbr\u003e 6. Triggering flows: skills\u003cbr\u003e 7. The case of grain agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 8. Advantages at home\u003cbr\u003e 9. The regulatory weakness of government\u003cbr\u003e 10. The relation of human energy to non-human energy\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: obtaining human energy sectors\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006983131416,"sku":"9780521288668","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521288668i_61fbede9-9032-44ba-b141-0dbffb7137cf.jpg?v=1691374605","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/paradoxical-harvest-energy-and-explanation-in-british-history-1870-1914-paperback-9780521288668","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}