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Issues d'un colloque international, ces études portent sur l'élaboration, la publication et l'application de la loi dans les colonies françaises pendant la Révolution, afin de déterminer l'existence d'un droit colonial révolutionnaire et d'en délimiter les contours. ©Electre 2015

Slavery --- Colonies --- Esclavage --- Law and legislation --- History --- Droit --- Histoire --- Franska revolutionen 1789-1799 --- Rättväsen --- Förvaltning --- Politk --- Kolonier --- France --- Public administration --- Law --- Actes de congrès. --- 1789-1815 --- Frankrike --- Administration --- Influence --- History. --- Franska revolutionen 1789-1799. --- Rättväsen. --- Förvaltning. --- Politk. --- Kolonier. --- Colonies. --- Public administration. --- 1789-1815. --- Frankrike. --- Actes de congrès

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Before the industrial revolution prolonged economic growth was unachievable. All economies were organic, dependent on plant photosynthesis to provide food, raw materials, and energy. This was true both of heat energy, derived from burning wood, and mechanical energy provided chiefly by human and animal muscle. The flow of energy from the sun captured by plant photosynthesis was the basis of all production and consumption. Britain began to escape the old restrictions by making increasing use of the vast stock of energy contained in coal measures, initially as a source of heat energy but eventually also of mechanical energy, thus making possible the industrial revolution. In this concise and accessible account of change between the reigns of Elizabeth I and Victoria, Wrigley describes how during this period Britain moved from the economic periphery of Europe to becoming briefly the world's leading economy, forging a path rapidly emulated by its competitors.

Energy development --- Industrial revolution --- Economic history. --- Energy development. --- Industrial revolution. --- Rural conditions. --- Industriella revolutionen. --- Industrialisering --- Historia. --- Bevölkerungswachstum. --- Energieerzeugung. --- Wirtschaftsentwicklung. --- Wirtschaftswachstum. --- historia. --- 1500-1800. --- 1800-talet. --- England --- Storbritannien. --- England. --- Economic conditions. --- History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1700-1799 --- anno 1800-1899 --- Energy resources development --- Energy source development --- Power resources development --- Power resources

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How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power. The more we debate about the catastrophic implications of climate change, the more fossil fuels we continue to burn. How did we get caught up in this mess? In this masterful new history, Malm claims that it all began in Britain with the rise of steam power. So why did manufacturers turn from traditional fuels, notably water, to steam? Overturning established theories of the transition and offering a radically new view of our warming world, this study shows how steam was adopted as a superior source of power. Two centuries later, the inheritors of that power continue to profit from "business as usual", as the world heads toward irreversible catastrophe. Malm examines the history of resistance to fossil fuels and surveys the obstacles to the transition to renewable energy so urgently needed today. Then as now, energy choices are determined in struggles over power.

Industries --- Industrial revolution --- Steam-engines --- Fossil fuels --- Energy policy --- Global warming --- Climatic changes --- Industrie --- Révolution industrielle --- Machines à vapeur --- Combustibles fossiles --- Politique énergétique --- Réchauffement de la Terre --- Climat --- Energy consumption --- History --- Economic aspects --- Environmental aspects --- History. --- Consommation d'énergie --- Histoire --- Aspect économique --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Changements --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy. --- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics. --- Industri. --- Industriella revolutionen --- Energiförbrukning. --- Ångmaskiner. --- Ångteknik. --- Fossila bränslen --- Energipolitik --- Miljöpolitik. --- Global uppvärmning. --- Klimatförändringar. --- Dampfkraftwerk. --- Klimaänderung. --- Miljöaspekter. --- Ekonomiska aspekter. --- 1800-talet. --- Storbritannien. --- Historia. --- World history --- Industries - Energy consumption - Great Britain - History - 19th century --- Industrial revolution - Environmental aspects - Great Britain --- Steam-engines - Great Britain - History - 19th century --- Fossil fuels - Economic aspects - History --- Energy policy - Environmental aspects - History --- Global warming - History --- Climatic changes - History --- Réchauffement de la Terre. --- Changements climatiques. --- Aspect environnemental --- Aspect économique. --- Aspect environnemental. --- Climatic change --- Ressource naturelle --- Transition énergétique --- Histoire économique --- Industrialisation --- 19e siècle --- Capitalisme