Gonzalez, George A. <br/><br/>
Energy and Empire :  The Politics of Nuclear and Solar Power in the United States. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (178 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Energy and Empire: The Politics of Nuclear and Solar Power in the United States -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Politics of Nuclear and Solar Energy -- Chapter 2:The Political Economy of U.S. Energy Policy -- Chapter 3: U.S. Economic Elites, Nuclear Power,and Solar Energy -- Chapter 4: Urban Sprawl as Economic Stimulus -- Chapter 5: Global Oil Politics -- Chapter 6: Global Energy Politics and Urban Sprawl -- Conclusion: Urban Sprawl, Energy,and the Failure of Empire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Reveals the role played by political and economic elites in the privileging of civilian commercial nuclear energy over other options, such as solar, in the United States after 1945. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781438442969 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9502.A2 -- G655 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.792/30973