Moral Energy in America - From the Progressive Era to the Atomic Bomb

"This book offers an illuminating exploration of how the concept of energy shaped American thought, culture, and politics throughout the first half of the twentieth century. This essential history traces how politicians, sociologists, geographers, urban planners, economists, and intellectuals adopted the idea of energy to bolster their social programs and visions of the future through distinctive energy imaginaries"--

About the author

Rebecca Wright is an assistant professor in history at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Wright, Rebecca K. Wright
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781421451411
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-5141-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Energy Humanities
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / United States / General, SCIENCE / Natural History, Nature & the natural world: general interest, History of the Americas, The Earth: Natural History General