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EAN : 9782348076718
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 464
Size : 154 x 240 mm
BEEF IT UP

Collection : Sciences humaines
Release date : 21/09/2023
Livestock and modern day living supposedly have nothing in common. Yet this book shows that animal power was an indispensable source of energy in the industrial boom. It prompts us to rethink our notion of modernity, which likes to ignore such "archaic" facts, and to envisage alternative energy scenarios.
The originality...
Livestock and modern day living supposedly have nothing in common. Yet this book shows that animal power was an indispensable source of energy in the industrial boom. It prompts us to rethink our notion of modernity, which likes to ignore such "archaic" facts, and to envisage alternative energy scenarios.
The originality of this work is striking. It shifts our conceptions of industrial modernity and touches on an urgent issue of today: the absolute necessity to replace our energy sources.
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EAN : 9782348076718
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 464
Size : 154 x 240 mm
La Découverte