Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption
by Simon Pirani
Simon Pirani’s Burning Up offers a global history of fossil fuel consumption. Focusing on the expanding use of coal, oil, and gas, it places energy consumption within a broad historical framework and provides context for understanding the role fossil fuels have played in shaping the modern world.
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Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption examines the development of fossil fuel use on a worldwide scale.
Simon Pirani presents a historical account centered on the growing consumption of coal, oil, and gas.
The book provides context for understanding fossil fuels as a major force in modern economic and social history.
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