Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter One. Introduction 1
5. Chapter Two. Definitions and Concepts 17
6. PART I Pre-Industrial Economies Paolo Malanima
7. Chapter Three. Traditional Sources 37
8. Chapter Four. Constraints and Dynamics 81
9. PART II. The First Industrial Revolution
10. Chapter Five. A Modern Energy Regime 131
11. Chapter Six. The Coal Development Block 159
12. Chapter Seven. Energy and Industrial Growth 209
13. PART III. The Second and Third Industrial Revolutions
14. Chapter Eight. Energy Transitions in the Twentieth Century 251
15. Chapter Nine. Major Development Blocks in the Twentieth Century and Their Impacts on Energy 287
16. Chapter Ten. The Role of Energy in Twentieth-Century Economic Growth 333
17. Chapter Eleven. Summary and Implications For the Future 366
18. Appendixes 387
19. References 415
20. Index 451
21. Backmatter 459