The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history. . Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, powered navies, fueled economies, and expanded frontiers. It made China a twelfth-century superpower, inspired the writing of the Communist Manifesto, and helped the northern states win the American Civil War. Yet the mundane mineral that built our global economy -and even today powers our electrical plants-has also caused death, disease, and environmental destruction. As early as 1306, King Edward I tried to ban coal (unsuccessfully) because its smoke became so obnoxious. Its recent identification as a primary cause of global warming has made it a cause clbre of a new kind. In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins three hundred million years ago and spans the globe. From the "Great Stinking Fogs" of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic city streets of Beijing, Coal is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance that has done extraordinary things-a simple black rock that could well determine our fate as a species.
挺有意思的书。一来看到别人已经走过而我们正在走的路,看到描写燃煤带来的污染我就鼻塞了,并且寻思着秋冬临近该补充口罩了;二来知道了好些从未听过的幕后花边,从罗马教会不准亨利二世离婚到小布什与戈尔竞争总统宝座时西弗吉尼亚州投给他的5张至关重要的选票。这么多三亿年...
評分挺有意思的书。一来看到别人已经走过而我们正在走的路,看到描写燃煤带来的污染我就鼻塞了,并且寻思着秋冬临近该补充口罩了;二来知道了好些从未听过的幕后花边,从罗马教会不准亨利二世离婚到小布什与戈尔竞争总统宝座时西弗吉尼亚州投给他的5张至关重要的选票。这么多三亿年...
評分从黑暗和浓雾中走出的英国工业革命主宰了整个二十世纪,并最终变成了战争机器。回想历史,吐蕃王朝曾经学习大唐帝国,在海拔3000之上建立完整的政治农业军事体系,甚至亲自派使者去天竺取回真经。为了追赶历史,而二十世纪的中国也曾建立起全世界最全的工业门类体系。可以预期...
評分1. 英国工业革命从大规模使用煤开始,并引发了钢铁、蒸汽机等一系列产业革命的连锁反应。 2. 发展工业的前提是有充足的铁,用煤炼铁比用木材炼铁的旧办法要高效。 3. 于是,工业的发展造就了英国世界生产中心地位,英国的市场和势力范围延伸到全世界。一切的改变从煤的使用开始...
評分挺有意思的书。一来看到别人已经走过而我们正在走的路,看到描写燃煤带来的污染我就鼻塞了,并且寻思着秋冬临近该补充口罩了;二来知道了好些从未听过的幕后花边,从罗马教会不准亨利二世离婚到小布什与戈尔竞争总统宝座时西弗吉尼亚州投给他的5张至关重要的选票。这么多三亿年...
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