This path-breaking volume explores cultures of energy, the underlying but under-appreciated dimensions of both crisis and innovation in resource use around the

In Art & Energy, Barry Lord argues that human creativity is deeply linked to the resources available on Earth for our survival. From our ancient mastery of fire

This thought-provoking book explores the concept of energy cultures as a means of understanding social and political relations and how energy injustices are cre

Abundant, salutary, problematic - energy makes history. As a symbol, resource and consumer good, it shapes technologies, politics, societies and cultural world

How has our relation to energy changed over time? What differences do particular energy sources make to human values, politics, and imagination? How have transi