The Age of Coal: A History of Europe, 1750 to the Present

Author:   Franz-Josef Brüggemeier (Emeritus Professor of Social, Economic, and Environmental History, Emeritus Professor of Social, Economic, and Environmental History, Freiberg University) ,  Ruth Martin (Translator, Translator)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780192896933


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Franz-Josef Brüggemeier (Emeritus Professor of Social, Economic, and Environmental History, Emeritus Professor of Social, Economic, and Environmental History, Freiberg University) ,  Ruth Martin (Translator, Translator)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 14.10cm
Weight:   0.001kg
ISBN:  

9780192896933


ISBN 10:   0192896938
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   07 March 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword Introduction 1: A World (Almost) Without Coal 2: Early Industrialisation (c. 1750-1830) 3: Coal, Coal, Coal: The Triumph of Black Coal (c. 1830-1914) 4: People, People, People 5: Strikes, Unions, and Democracy 6: Space, Time, Nature, (and China) 7: The Fight for Coal (1914-1938) 8: Coal in the Second World War 9: King Coal 10: Glimmers of Hope and Decline 11: Farewell and Legacy

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Franz-Josef Brüggemeier studied at the Universities of Bremen and Essen, and became a Professor at the University of Hannover in 1995. In 1998, he moved to the University of Freiburg, where he was a Professor of Economic, Social, and Environmental History until his retirement in 2018. He has been a visiting Professor at the Universities of York and Harvard, and has organised a number of exhibitions on subjects such as Coal in Europe and the History of Football.

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