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Index
Coverpage
Halftitle
Also by Vaclav Smil
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Section1
1 Nihil Novi Sub Sole
1.1 Exempla Trahunt
1.2 Imperium Americanum
1.3 Intentio Libri
Section2
2 Empires, Powers, Limits
2.1 What Is an Empire?
2.2 Roman Reach: Hyperboles and Realities
2.3 America’s Peculiar Hegemony
3 Knowledge, Machines, Energy
3.1 Inventing New Worlds
3.2 Power of Machines
3.3 Energy Sources
4 Life, Death, Wealth
4.1 Population Dynamics
4.2 Illness and Death
4.3 Wealth and Misery
Section3
5 Historical Analogies and Their (Lack of) Meaning
5.1 Common Shortcomings
5.2 Fundamental Differences
5.3 One World
Notes
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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