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History through the lens of energy: a bibliography

Some years back I was asked if there were any books addressing history through the perspective of energy. And so I discovered Vaclav Smil's excellent Energy in World History, delivering just that, updated two years ago under a new title. The catalogue's expanded, and following a discussion with @Emmanuel Florac (here), I'm expanding my list.

Emmanuel adds Auzenneau. I've read Weissenbacher and known of Rodes, and have both Smil's books. The others are new to me.

Searching Worldcat for books on history and energy:

#energy #history #EnergyInHistory #VaclavSmil #MatthieuAuzanneau #RichardRhodes #books #bibliography

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Riots and Political Theory: A Reading List

[R]iots are a phenomenon that political theorists need to take more seriously.... [I offer] what I have learned over my years of researching this topic in the hopes that it will help us all think differently about what a riot is, why and when it might be legitimate or illegitimate, in the hopes that thinking differently about the phenomenon of rioting may help us respond to riots and the grievances they express in different ways. To that end I’ve assembled a preliminary annotated reading list on riots...

Just the thing for those who prefer their riots academically rigorous.

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/news/2020/06/11-riots-and-political-theory.page

#riots #PoliticalTheory #ReadingList #bibliography