5 Electric Ambitions, Made in Cocha

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of Illustrations ix
5. Introduction: Locating Lithium 1
6. 1 Tracing the Prelives of Lithium 25
7. 2 “The Fuel That Will Power the World” 60
8. 3 Flexible Extractivism and Historical Reckoning 94
9. 4 The Cathode Chronicles 125
10. 5 Electric Ambitions, Made in Cocha 160
11. 6 Green Energy Renegades and Lithium Futures 192
12. Conclusion: Thinking through Brine 224
13. Afterword 231
14. Acknowledgments 237
15. Notes 241
16. References 257
17. Index 271