Understanding the history of energy and its evolving place of energy in society is essential to face the changing future of energy production. Across North and South America, national and localized understandings of energy as a common, public, or market good have influenced the development of energy industries. Energy in the Americas brings the diverse energy histories of North and South American nations into dialogue with one another, presenting an integrated hemispheric framework for understanding the historical constructions of contemporary debates on the role of energy in society. Rejecting pat truisms, this collection historicizes the experiences of producers and policymakers and assesses the interplay between environmental, technological, political, and ideological influences within and between countries and continents.
Breaking down assumptions about the evolution of national energy histories, Energy in the Americas broadens and opens the conversation. De-emphasizing traditional focus on national peculiarities, it favours an international, integrated approach that brings together the work of established and emerging scholars. This is an essential step in understanding the circumstances that have created current energy policy and practice, and the historical narratives that underpin how energy production is conceptualized and understood.
Edited by:
Amelia Kiddle
Imprint: University of Calgary Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions:
Height: 226mm,
Width: 195mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 625g
ISBN: 9781552389393
ISBN 10: 1552389391
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 31 October 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Figures Acknowledgements Introduction ""When Will We See the Pendulum Effect?"" Critical Reflections on Energy and History in the Americas Amelia M. Kiddle Unpacking Latin American Oil and Gas Policies: Views on Energy as a Market, Common, and Political Good Pablo Heidrich Primary Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Chile, 1844–2010 César Yáñez Gallardo The Commercial and Political Dynamics of the Crude Oil Industry: The Case of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in Venezuela, 1913–1924 Brian S. McBeth Exxon and the Rise of Producer Power in Venezuela Joseph A. Pratt Current Concerns: Canadian–United States Energy Relations and the St. Lawrence and Niagara Megaprojects Daniel Macfarlane Tellico Dam, Dickey Dam, and Endangered Species Law in the United States during the 1970s Michael Camp Seismic Innovations: The Digital Revolution in the Search for Oil and Gas Tyler Priest Optimism, Fear, and Free Trade: Canada's Winding Path to a Globalized Petroleum Industry, 1930–2005 Paul Chastko The New Political Economy of Petroleum in Brazil: Back to the Future? Gail D. Triner The Expropriation of YPF in Historical Perspective. Limits of State Power Intervention in Argentina, 1989–2015 Esteban Serrani Coming Full Circle: Mexican Oil, 1917–2018 Linda B. Hall The Neoliberal Transformation of Colombia's Energy Sector and Some Implications for Democratization in the Post-conflict Period Dermot O'Connor and Juan Pablo Bohórquez Montoya List of Contributors Bibliography"
Amelia M. Kiddle is Associate Professor of History and Latin American Studies at the University of Calgary and a specialist in the history of Mexican foreign relations. She is the co-editor of Populism in Twentieth Century Mexico and author of Mexico's Relations with Latin America during the Cárdenas Era.With Contributions By Michael Camp, Paul Chastko, Linda B. Hall, Pablo Heidrich, Amelia M. Kiddle, Brian S. McBeth, Daniel Macfarlane, Juan Pablo Bohórquez Montoya, Dermot O'Connor, Joseph A. Pratt, Tyler Priest, Esteban Serrani, Gail D. Triner and César Yáñez
