Coal, War, and Peace in Twentieth-Century Europe

Authors

  • Franz-Josef Brüggemeier University of Freiburg

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5282/rcc-springs-1221

Abstract

Coal might soon be fading into the annals of energy-obscurity, but, since its widespread usage began, it has played a vital role in European history. From worker’s movements and wartime efforts to peace negotiations following both world wars, coal has heavily influenced political and economic outcomes. Far from inconsequential, the European fight for control over this resource has shaped the world as we know it.

Author Biography

  • Franz-Josef Brüggemeier, University of Freiburg

    Franz-Josef Brüggemeier is a professor emeritus of economic, social, and environmental history at the University of Freiburg. He has published widely on the social and environmental history of Germany in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the history of Great Britain in the twentieth century, and the history of soccer. In 2012–13 he was a Carson Fellow where he finished Schranken der Natur. Umwelt, Gesellschaft, Experimente 1750 bis heute (2014). His most recent book is Grubengold. Das Zeitalter der Kohle von 1750 bis heute (2018).

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Published

21-07-2022

Issue

No. 1 (2022)

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