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The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude
The Energy of Slaves Oil and the New Servitude
Author: Andrew Nikiforuk
By the winner of the Rachel Carson Environment Book Award — Ancient civilizations relied on shackled human muscle. It took the energy of slaves to plant crops, clothe emperors, and build cities. Nineteenth-century slaveholders viewed critics as hostilely as oil companies and governments now regard environmentalists. Yet the abolition movement had...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781553659785
ISBN-10: 1553659783
Publication Date: 9/11/2012
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Greystone Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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