Coal and Empire Marilyn D. Loveless In addition to being required

In addition to being required reading for US Air Force cadets

Interwoven with these serious issues come beautiful accountsof divinities

ruptures and continuities through an international perspective

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Coal and Empire Marilyn D. Loveless In addition to being requiredSince the early twentieth century, Americans have associated oil with national security. From World War I to American involvement in the Middle East, this connection has seemed a self evident truth. But, as Peter A. Shulman argues, Americans had to learn to think about the geopolitics of energy in terms of security, and they did so beginning in the nineteenth century: the age of coal. Coal and Empire insightfully weaves together pivotal moments in the