Book · 2016 · Political Science
Fossil Capital
The Rise of Steam Power and the Roots of Global Warming
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Andreas Malm's last book before he kind of went off the like weird nihilist rails was called Fossil Capital. And he has a really interesting argument that like one of the reasons that we got into this mess in the first place.
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And people who are really into like Marx nerd stuff will probably have heard mom's name because he's been wrote what a very good book called Fossil Capital. Everything he's written after Fossil Capital is a disaster.
We'll probably have heard mom's name because he's been wrote a very good book called Fossil Capital.
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Fossil Capital by Andreas Malm is a historical and economic analysis examining the origins of the fossil fuel economy and the rise of steam power in nineteenth-century Britain. The book has received attention and critique within political podcasts. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans cited the book while discussing why early industries adopted coal over water power and how capitalist firms historically struggle to coordinate shared resources. On an episode of Behind the Bastards, a guest speaker mentioned Malm's book during a broader discussion on climate politics and historical economic structures, noting that people interested in Marxist theory would likely recognize the title. However, the same guest offered a sharp critique of the author's trajectory, arguing that everything Andreas Malm wrote after Fossil Capital turned into a disaster and describing him as having gone off nihilist rails. Across these podcast segments, speakers engaged with the book's core historical arguments while drawing distinct lines between its analytical contributions and the author's later political commentary.
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Robert Evans Andreas Malm's last book before he kind of went off the like weird nihilist rails was called Fossil Capital… 1
“Andreas Malm's last book before he kind of went off the like weird nihilist rails was called Fossil Capital. And he has a really interesting argument that like one of the reasons that we got into this mess in the first place”
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“And people who are really into like Marx nerd stuff will probably have heard mom's name because he's been wrote what a very good book called Fossil Capital. Everything he's written after Fossil Capital is a disaster.”
“We'll probably have heard mom's name because he's been wrote a very good book called Fossil Capital.”
