Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

by Richard Heinberg

Book Overview

Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. -- Dahr Jamail, author, The End of Ice

Weaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ― most significantly, fossil fuels. It asks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865719675
• ISBN13: 9780865719675
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.9"