Material world : the six raw materials that shape modern civilization

Material world : the six raw materials that shape modern civilization / Ed Conway.

"The story of civilization from an entirely new vantage point--the six raw materials that have shaped and will continue to shape humanity's destiny. Sand, iron, salt, oil, copper and lithium: The struggle for these fundamental materials has created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our...

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Main Author: Conway, Ed, 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023]
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Raw materials.
Mines and mineral resources.
Sand > History.
Salt > History.
Iron > History.
Copper > History.
Petroleum > History.
Lithium > History.
Economics > History.
Holy Cross Note:"Third printing, January 2024" -- Title page verso.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part ONE: Sand. Homo Faber
  • Built upon sand
  • The longest journey
  • Part TWO: Salt. Salt routes
  • Salt of the Earth
  • The fire drug ; Postscript: many salts
  • Part THREE: Iron. You don't have a country
  • Inside the volcano
  • The last blast
  • Part FOUR: Copper. The next greatest thing
  • The hole
  • The deep
  • Part FIVE: Oil. The elephant
  • Pipes
  • The everything thing ; Postscript: Peak oil
  • Part SIX: Lithium. White gold
  • Jelly rolls
  • Unmanufacturing
  • Conclusion.

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