Paradoxical Harvest: Energy and Explanation in British History, 1870-1914

by Richard N. Adams

Book Overview

This 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521288665
• ISBN13: 9780521288668
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"