Material world a substantial story of our past and future

The story of civilization from an entirely new vantage point--the six raw materials that have shaped and will continue to shape humanity's destiny. Sand, iron, salt, oil, copper and lithium: The struggle for these fundamental materials has created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Conway, Ed, 1979- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : WH Allen 2023
Edición:First published by WH Allen in 2023
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part ONE : Sand. Homo Faber
  • Built upon sand
  • The longest journey
  • Part TWO : Salt. Salt routes
  • Salt of the Earth
  • The fire drug ; Postscript: many salts
  • Part THREE : Iron. You don't have a country
  • Inside the volcano
  • The last blast
  • Part FOUR : Copper. The next greatest thing
  • The hole
  • The deep
  • Part FIVE : Oil. The elephant
  • Pipes
  • The everything thing ; Postscript: Peak oil
  • Part SIX : Lithium. White gold
  • Jelly rolls
  • Unmanufacturing
  • Conclusion.