"Der vorliegende Band, herausgegeben von Frank-Lothar Kroll, vereinigt Abhandlungen des Chemnitzer Historikers Rudolf Boch zur deutschen Industrialisierung: Aufsätze zu den handwerklichen Ursprüngen der Arbeiterbewegung, aber auch ein Resümee zur Transformation dieser Bewegung nach 1890. Die...

Early economic thought -- Classical economics -- Marx and the socialists -- The rise of marginalism -- Marshall and the theory of partial equilibrium -- Utilitarianism, welfare theory, and systems debate -- Imperfect competition -- Schumpeter and the principle of creative destruction -- Keynes...

Packaging water -- From containers to contents : branding water -- Frequent sipping : assembling the subject of hydration -- Drinking water arrangements in Bangkok : accommodating bottles -- Enacting water scarcity in Chennai -- Practices of economization : recycling plastic bottles in Hanoi --...

"Global decarbonization is humanity's most pressing challenge. Powering Empire offers the first historical roadmap charting how the world was carbonized. It also jettisons some misleading yet prevalent myths and clears impediments to this task. One is the naïve assumption that we are currently...