Age of Coal - A History of Europe, 1750 to the Present

The Age of Coal describes the enormous contribution of coal to the history of Europe over the last 250 years and how it helped to transform the way we live, transforming industrialisation; transport; home life; organic chemistry; international relations; the labour market and labour organization; as well as the vast environmental impact.

List of contents

• 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

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Bruggemeier , Franz-Josef (Emeritus Professor of So Bruggemeier, Franz-Josef (Emeritus Professor of Social Bruggemeier, Franz-Josef Brüggemeier, Ruth Martin
• Assisted by: Martin (Translation), Ruth Martin (Translation), Ruth (Translator Martin (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.03.2024
• EAN: 9780192896933
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289693-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Social and cultural history, Industrialisation & Industrial History, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799, Industrialisation and industrial history