Electric Wind - An Energy History of Modern Britain

There are turbines on the horizon. The blades whirl with metronomic rhythm. With each rotation, wind is transformed into electricity. An energy revolution is underway.

Electric wind rewinds to the beginning to explore the rise of wind energy in modern Britain. From the industrial revolution to the aftermath of war, through energy crisis and the changing politics of the late twentieth century, we see how energy has shaped a nation - and how a nation is reflected and refracted through energy. Boldly charting Britain through its wildest, windiest places, this book takes us to the edges of land and beyond to think deeply about the role of nature in politics, science and technology. Visionaries and hippies join engineers and entrepreneurs. Traditions and local cultures meet infrastructure and industry in this captivating history.

At a time when action on carbon emissions is urgent, Electric wind offers examples, ideas and stories to fuel change going forwards. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in nature, climate change, landscape and the making of modern Britain.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Marianna Dudley is Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol. She is the author of An Environmental History of the UK Defence Estate (2012).

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dudley Marianna
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 14.10.2025
• EAN: 9781526182968
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-8296-8
• Seiten: 264
• Illustration: 11 black & white illustrations
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Ökologie; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Energy Policy, History of Science, Social and cultural history, Social impact of environmental issues, Impact of science and technology on society, Alternative & renewable energy industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Alternative and renewable energy industries, Green politics / ecopolitics / environmentalism