Political Science 2137 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Great Transition, Multilateral Environmental Agreement

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Hunter gatherers agricultural societies: hierarchical & militaristic - 3000-1000 bc. Significance: basis for scientific & cultural advances, coercion & warfare. Dependence on high energy: fossil fuels exploitation of non renewables, increase in textiles, manufacturing, rail & steam, vehicle production, ict (1960s) Washing machine: freed up time for women, foundation for every society, human power (75% of energy) more efficient than animals, most peasants low quality of life. Important source of power agriculture & military. Steam power rendered many animals obsolete (horse) 19th century rapid industrialization: very quick change, most use in 18th-19th century, 85% - fossil fuels (historically cheap oil price declines over 20th c, renewable non-renewable, shortage abundance. Most people still live in pre 19th century conditions: western world 90% of fossil fuel use (u. s. 27%, developing world 10% of energy. Political science study of processes of organization and choices for future (cid:498)art of coexistence(cid:499: plato art of organizing social harmony.

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