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7 produkter
Inventing Pollution
Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800
Inbunden, 2006
808 kr
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Britain's supremacy in the nineteenth century depended in large part on its vast deposits of coal. This coal not only powered steam engines in factories, ships, and railway locomotives but also warmed homes and cooked food. As coal consumption skyrocketed, the air in Britain's cities and towns …
Inventing Pollution
Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800
Häftad, 2006
487 kr
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Britain's supremacy in the nineteenth century depended in large part on its vast deposits of coal. This coal not only powered steam engines in factories, ships, and railway locomotives but also warmed homes and cooked food. As coal consumption skyrocketed, the air in Britain's cities and towns …
Inventing Pollution
Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain Since 1800
Häftad, 2018
328 kr
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Going as far back as the thirteenth century, Britons mined and burned coal. Britain's supremacy in the nineteenth century depended in large part on its vast deposits of coal, which powered industry, warmed homes, and cooked food. As coal consumption skyrocketed, the air in Britain's cities and …
Inventing Pollution
Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain Since 1800
E-bok, 2018
419 kr
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Going as far back as the thirteenth century, Britons mined and burned coal. Britain's supremacy in the nineteenth century depended in large part on its vast deposits of coal, which powered industry, warmed homes, and cooked food. As coal consumption skyrocketed, the air in Britain's cities and …
Mighty Capital under Threat
The Environmental History of London, 1800-2000
Av Bill Luckin, Peter Thorsheim
Inbunden, 2020
735 kr
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Demographically, nineteenth-century London, or what Victorians called the “new Rome,” first equaled, then superseded its ancient ancestor. By the mid-eighteenth century, the British capital had already developed into a global city. Sustained by its enormous empire, between 1800 and the First World …
Waste into Weapons
Recycling in Britain during the Second World War
Häftad, 2016
574 kr
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During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied …
Waste into Weapons
Recycling in Britain during the Second World War
Inbunden, 2015
1389 kr
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During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied …
